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Patent GB-190111598-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Food Delivery Trays and the like.
Inventor: ABLETT JOHN
Filed: 1901-06-06
Granted: 1901-07-06
Abstract: 11,598. Ablett, J. June 6. Drawings to Specification. Vans.-Trays containing hot or iced foods or liquors for delivery are conveyed in a wheeled vehicle consisting of an ordinary van body divided into two chambers fitted with swing doors at each end and with ledges or angle-irons for the trays.
Patent GB-190112784-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Turret and Barbette Gun Mountings and to Apparatus for Working the Guns and Supplying them with Ammunition.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
Filed: 1901-06-22
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 12,784. Dawson, A. T., and Horne, J. June 22. Turrets; loading-appliances ; mountings.-Four guns are arranged in two superposed pairs, each pair being mounted between two brackets B<x>, carried on a turntable B within the armoured walls B<2>. Each gun is provided with separate elevating-gear C. such gears being provided with vertical connecting- shafts c<2>, c<4>, and also with horizontal connecting- shafts, so that the guns can not only be separately elevated, but can be elevated all together, or in vertical or in horizontal pairs. A working chamber D is provided beneath the turntable B, from which proceed (1) the hoist g with two cages G for conveying powder and projectiles to the two lower guns, and (2) the two hoists H, J for conveying projectiles and powder respectively to the loading-platform b<1> of the two upper guns ; to which guns the projectiles are conveyed by two pivoted arms K having horizontally-swinging trays k mounted in the manner described in Specification No. 9417, A.D. 1899, while the powder charges are loaded into the guns by hand.
Patent GB-190121698-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Glove and Dress Fasteners.
Inventor: DONCHLAN SAMUEL BOGHOS
Filed: 1901-10-29
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 21,698. Donchian, S. B. Oct. 29. Stud-and-socket fastenings.-Fasteners for gloves, dresses, and other apparel comprise a member c with a socket part g, and a member b with an annular guard h, engaging a recess g<2> in the part g by the turned-in edge h', and a bulb-shaped projection f, which is provided with a recess f<2> for the inturned edge g<1> of the part g, and preferably extends through an opening in the'member c, as shown in Fig. 4, and is made resilient, preferably by slits f<1>.
Patent GB-190123594-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sectional Boilers for Heating Water or Generating Steam.
Inventor: WAGSTAFF JOSHUA GEORGE
Filed: 1901-11-21
Granted: 1902-10-23
Abstract: 23,594. Wagstaff, J. G. Nov. 21. Sectional boilers for heating water and generating steam. Relates to boilers composed of a number of transverse vertical sections or elements bolted together to enclose a firebox. Fig. 5 shows the improved boiler in front elevation, the left-hand side being in section on a plane passing between two of the elements. Fig. 7 shows the boiler in plan, partly in section at b on the line C-D, Fig. 5, and at e on the line E-F. Each section is made in two identical halves, which meet together at the centre, and each half has a lower water leg f and an upper inwardly-projecting chamber perforated at i. Ribs are provided, as shown, on the exterior of the sections which, when they are bolted together, form flue spaces for the passage of the heating-gases from the fire, as indicated by arrows in Fig. 5. Back and front water chambers. the latter with suitable doors &c., are provided as shown.
Patent GB-190123898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Moulds for Flower Pots.
Inventor: REIBEL LUDWIG ARBOGAST
Filed: 1901-11-25
Granted: 1902-04-03
Abstract: 23,898. Reibel, L. A., [trading as Reibel- Mary]. Nov. 25. Moulding flower pots.-Helical or oblique grooves n, i are made in the plunger b and mould f to permit the escape of, and entrance of air, and thus prevent distortion o f the moulded article. Moulds for producing pots with rims are formed with air-holes l leading to the recesses r.
Patent GB-190125509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Book-stitching Machines.
Filed: 1901-12-13
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 25,509. Wise, W. L., [Akt.-Ges. vorm. F. Martini & Co.]. Dec. 13. Book-stitching machines.-Consists of means for bringing the ends of the thread to the inside of the fold after the formation of the knot, and is shown as applied to the machine described in Specification No. 2096, A.D. 1900. Fig. 2 shows a plan, and Fig. 6 an elevation of the parts before the knot is pulled round to the inside of the fold. This is effected by the movement to the left of the gripper 21 and by the simultaneous movement to the right of a gripper 4, which seizes the thread somewhat in advance of the loop 20. The gripper 4 comprises two spring arms, in one of which are projections 6 adapted to engage in recesses in the other arm. A spring 18, acting through a bar 17, tends to close the arms, but is prevented by the slide 11 engaging a pin 15 on the bar 17. The bar 11 is moved by the engagement of an arm with projections 13, 14, and in the position shown a recess 12 in it allows the spring 18 to close the gripper 4 on the thread. The gripper is then moved by a pin 24 on the shearing-lever 9 engaging in a slot 10 in a link 8 pivoted to the gripper.
Patent GB-190126480-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tentering Machines
Inventor: WHITLEY ALFRED AUSTIN
Filed: 1901-12-27
Granted: 1902-11-13
Abstract: 26,480. Whitley, A. A. Dec. 27. Stretching and tentering.- The extent of the longitudinal reciprocation of the side rails A, on which the tentering-chains travel, is varied without varying the stroke of the swiss shaft F by which the rails are reciprocated, and also the rails are moved to and from one another to suit fabrics of different widths, by apparatus such as that shown in Fig. 1. The swiss shaft is actuated in the usual manner by eccentrics G and connecting-rods G<1>. The motor shaft o by which the eccentrics are actuated also imparts motion by gearing S S to a longitudinal shaft T by which the tentering-chains are actuated. On the shaft T are two loose bevel pinions U, one or other of which can be put into gear with the shaft by a clutch V, which is actuated by a forked arm on a rock-shaft or spindle k provided with a hand-lever l. Gearing with the pinions U is a pinion W on an inclined shaft X having at the upper end a bevel pinion Y, which gears with a pinion Z on a longitudinal shaft m, having worms which gear with worm-wheels p on right and left handed screws E by which the rails are moved to or from one another. One of the worms m<1>, on the shaft m, gears with a worm-wheel loose on the shaft F, and this worm-wheel gears with a similar wheel c loose on a right and left handed screw shaft N. The wheel c is normally in gear with the shaft N by means of a spring clutch, which, through suitable connections, can be withdrawn by pulling a hand-wheel n on the end of the shaft N. The shaft N engages with nuts connected with collars on the shaft F, the collars being connected with pieces K which slide on the transverse bars L, by which the rails are carried, and thus, by the rotation of the shaft N, the extent of reciprocation of the rails A can be varied. To adjust the position of the collars on the shaft F without actuating the screws E, the hand-wheel n is pulled to withdraw the clutch from the pinion c, and it is then rotated.
Patent GB-190126591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin-freed Delivery Machines.
Inventor: HURD CHARLES LUNT
Filed: 1901-12-30
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 26,591. Hurd, C. L., Smith, F. A., and Ford, A. S. Dec. 30. Sale apparatus ; delivery mechanism.-In a coinfreed apparatus for delivering small articles 42 from a shoot 40, the bottom article 42 is pushed out, between a sloping roof 47 and a ledge 48 leading to a delivery passage 46, by a fork 8 pivoted to a projection on a projecting slide 1 normally prevented from being pushed far in by a shoulder 31 on a pivoted detent resting on an adjustable screw pin 34. Fortune-telling apparatus ; actuating-mechanism. -A fortune-telling cylinder 70, exposed at a slot 81 in the cover 80, is operated by a pawl 72, engaging an annular ratchet 71 and pivoted to a spring-withdrawn lever 73 oscillated by wires 74 having a cross-bar 75 in the path of a projection on the slide 1 and a cross-bar 77 to prevent the accidental ejection of the lowest article 42. Coin action.-When a coin is placed in an opening 2 in the slide and the slide is pushed in, the coin acts on the tail 22 of a spring dog 20, pivoted to a lever 10 projecting through a slot in the slide, so as to lift the detent lever, having an adjustable screw pin 38 resting on the dog, against the action of a spring 35. A bridge 6 on the slide subsequently raises a projection 33 on the detent lever so as to render the action of the slide easier. Coin tipping or discharging mechanism. - The coin is subsequently discharged down a shelf 57 to a cash drawer 60 having a slanting side 61 and a trap-door 62, so that, when the drawer is moved backwards by the arm 66 of a shaft 63 operated by a handle 64 normally engaging a recess in the cover 80, the coins are discharged into the delivery throat 46. Fraud, preventing.-If a washer is used instead of a coin, the tooth 23 on the dog falls into the central hole, and prevents further operation. If a paper or soft-metal blank is used, the tooth 23 either bends or cuts it, and so the dog does not operate the detent lever. A coin of less diameter than the proper coin fails to operate the detent lever. The discharge shelf 57 is arranged obliquely, so as to deflect the coin in such a way as to prevent it from being withdrawn by an attached thin-metal strip. To prevent a thin strip of metal from being used to manipulate the machine, a notch 25 is formed in the dog to receive the end of the strip and prevent further action. Empty machines, locking action of.-When the shoot 40 is empty, an arm 45, pivoted to a weight 44, projects in the path of a projection on the slide to prevent its operation.
Patent GB-190201011-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Clutches
Inventor: WHEATON CARL MARSHALL
Filed: 1902-01-14
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 1011. Wheaton, C. M. Jan. 14. Lubricating clutches. One member of the clutch is formed as a drum with closed sides to constitute an oil chamber; oil which works its way outwards between its hubs and the other member d of the clutch is collected in annular grooves t<3>, and returned by inclined channels to the chamber. Similar grooves and channels are formed in the part d to return any oil which escapes inwards from the grooves t<3>. Figs. 3 and 5 show means for lubricating the disc o at the end of the operating- rod.
Patent GB-190215683-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in the Manufacture of Lace known as "Teneriffe"-"Mexican" and the like
Inventor: BURKARD EMILE THEODORE
Filed: 1902-07-14
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 15,683. Burkard, E. T. July 14. Lace frames. - Relates to a frame for making Teneriffe, Mexican, &c. lace. Instead of using pins, the threads are wound round the teeth on the edge of a plate, which is in two parts hinged together and held in the same plane, when in use, by means of a pivoted bar d and a catch f. By disengaging the bar d and folding the plate on its hinges, it can be readily removed from the finished product.
Patent GB-190216232-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Regulating Devices for Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: THORIN ARON NICOLAUS
Filed: 1902-07-21
Granted: 1902-09-18
Abstract: 16,232. Thorin, A. N. July 21. Arc lamps are regulated by the thermal expansion and contraction of parts which are heated by passage of the main currents through them or through other conductors, or by radiation from the arcs. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the main current passes through a resistant ribbon or wire 1, laid round insulating-pulleys 2. One end of the ribbon is fixed ; the other end is attached to a regulating-lever 6 and a spring 4, by which the ribbon is kept extended. The long arm of the regulating-lever supports a tube 5, carrying a clutch for the upper carbon. The clutch shown contains a toothed roller 8, supported by its axle on inclines formed on two parallel wings 7 of the tube. A stationary spring 12 engages the roller 8 in descending ; when the roller descends sufficiently, it rests on a stop 11 and frees the carbon. In modifications, the ribbon may be connected directly to the clutch tube, and may be kept extended in any way ; the lower carbon or both carbons may be movable. Fig. 3 shows additional regulating-means for equalizing two arcs connected in series. The springs which engage the clutch rollers are carried by opposits ends of a balance lever 22, which is fulcrumed centrally on two supporting-springs 24, and is connected to two expansion ribbons 21. Each ribbon 21 is heated by one arc ; the hotter arc causes greater expansion and raises the balanced lever 22 and the spring on its own side, to cause additional feed of its carbon. Both clutch tubes are movable by one regulating- lever and main resistance ribbon.
Patent GB-190216502-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Knockers, Indicators, and Communicators Usually Fixed to Doors and the like.
Inventor: PEPPER WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-07-24
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 16,502. Pepper, W. July 24. Signals, bell. - A plate a for attachment to doors and the like is fitted with a hinged knocker b which covers a letter-slit c, with a bell-pull d, and with a frame h adapted to receive name or other cards or plates i, j which are slid into position and secured from the back by pins k. In a modification, the knocker is shaped to cover a horizontal slit, and the frame is adapted to receive the cards or plates end to end.
Patent GB-190219331-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wearing Apparel and in Means for Repairing or Patching the same
Inventor: HURDEL NELLIE FRANCES
Filed: 1902-09-03
Granted: 1902-11-13
Abstract: 19,331. Hurdel, N. F. Sept. 3. Drawers and pants; shirts; stockings and socks; patching.- Relates to a construction of socks, stockings, shirts, drawers, &c. in separable parts, and to the provision of pieces of material adapted to replace any of the parts in order to repair or patch the garment. The invention is chiefly applicable to knitted hosiery. Fig. 1 shows a stocking made according to this invention provided with a separable foot 2, leg 1, and knee 4. The salvages which are formed at the meeting edges of the separable parts and along the edges of the repairing-pieces may be single or double, and are thinned out so that the seamed parts shall not be thicker than the other parts.
Patent GB-190223681-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Disinfecting and Deodorizing Gulleys, Traps and Sewerage Chambers.
Inventor: WALKER WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-10-30
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 23,681. Walker, W., Walker, F., Walker, R., and Freestone, J. T. Oct. 30. Disinfecting. - A perforated block a of slowlysoluble disinfectant material is suspended in the mouth of a shaft, gully, or the like, or in the tank of a flushing-cistern, or within a chamber through which sewage passes, or it may be suspended or placed in a closet or other room that is to be disinfected or deodorized. In the case of gullies, manholes, &c., space is left between the block and the walls of the structure to allow the liquid or gases to pass and the perforations in the block permit of this also. The block is composed of naphthalene, resin, pine oils, caustic soda or alkali, and water, moulded round suspending wires e or within a metalwork cage. The Provisional Specification states that creosote or coal tar products or oils may be used in addition to or instead of pine oils.
Patent GB-190304640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Governors for Motive Power Engines, and other Machinery.
Inventor: CRAGGS ERNEST HALL
Filed: 1903-02-27
Granted: 1904-02-27
Abstract: 4640. Craggs, E. H. Feb. 27. Fluid governors ; marine governors.- The speed of a marine or other engine or of a dynamo or electric motor is regulated by an air compressor driven by the motor and operating a throttle valve or cutting out or introducing resistance. The air compressor a driven by the engine or electric motor blows air through a hollow spindle f into a cylinder, and so raises a piston c against the action of a spring e. The rod d of the piston closes the throttle valve, or, in the case of a motor, operates a switch or introduces or cuts out resistance. The governor is used in connection with various kinds of adjustable pressure-regulating devices, as described in the Specifications No. 15,481, A.D. 1893, No. 16,012, A.D. 1895, No. 23,343, A.D. 1896, and No. 4514, A.D. 1903. In a marine governor, a port h in the hollow spindle f is governed by a sliding cup i carried by a screw j, between adjustable nuts u, v on which the bifurcated end of a lever k engages. The lever k is adjustably secured by a screw m in a sleeve q, which is pivoted at p in the bifurcated end of a support l sliding on a horizontal rod g, and adjustably held by a screw n. The lever k passes through the ends of the arms of a weighted forked lever r, between the prongs of which the sleeve q is situated.
Patent GB-190310699-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Journal Lubricators.
Inventor: SMITH JAMES GRIERSON
Filed: 1903-05-11
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 10,699. Smith, J. G., Hildenbrand, G., Davy, G. W., and Schoepfel, G. J. May 11. Axle-boxes, lubricating. - A receptacle A, for containing waste &c. saturated in oil, is provided d with bosses or guides G to receive posts B projecting from a frame B<1> resting in a casing B<2>. The receptacle is supported by springs C encircling the posts B. The locomotive &c. axle D rests on a block E of asbestos &c. supported between lugs or projections F. This block retains the axle or journal out of contact with the receptacle, and prevents the waste which is in contact with the journal from being rolled about in the receptacle.
Patent GB-190311057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trawl Fishing Gear.
Inventor: SCOTT JAMES
Filed: 1903-05-14
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 11,057. Scott, J. May 14. Drawings to Specification. Trawling-gear. -Consists in attaching one or more towing lines, ropes, wires, or chains to the middle part of the headline of trawl nets in addition to the usual side towing-lines. The invention is, preferably, used in connection with trawl nets having straight headlines. The effect of these additional lines is to hold the headline of the net up from the ground and thus keep the mouth of the net larger, besides preventing injury through dragging on the ground.
Patent GB-190311416-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Mounting of Tips upon Billiard and like Cues.
Inventor: HODSON LEOPOLD PERCY COPPARD
Filed: 1903-05-19
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 11,416. Hodson, L. P. C. May 19. Billiards.-The tip 10 of a billiard cue 1 has a shank 11, by means of which it is secured by a pin 13 to the hollow head 6 of a screw 5. The head 6 is enclosed in a recess 7 of the ivory, celluloid, metal, &c. cap 8 ; the recess 7 is slightly deeper than the head 6. The screw 5 is received by a screw-socket 3 embedded io the cue and preferably having a square head 4 to prevent turning. Suitable washers 2, 9, 14, 12 are used ; dowel pins in the cap 8 pass through washers 14, 12 and prevent rotation. The tip 10 may be also fixed by cementing &c. ; or the shank 11 may screw into the cap 6. Owing to the head 6 being less in depth than the recess 7, a tightening action is exerted on the tip when the head is tightly screwed. According to the Provisional Specification, the head 6 may be solid and the tip may be secured to it by means of lugs bent round the head ; or the head may have hinged jaws with teeth gripping the shank of the tip.
Patent GB-190311909-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Manufacturing Phonograph and Similar Records
Inventor: HARRIS VARIAN MORTIMER
Filed: 1903-05-25
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 11,909. Harris, V. M. May 25. Phonographs &c.-Thin duplicate phonograph records are manufactured by moulding celluloid or like material. A negative impression is electrolytically or otherwise formed on the inner surface of a metal cylinder 2 fitted inside a thick metal cylinder 1. The thin cylindrical record 3 of celluloid or other material fits closely within the cylinder 2, and a rolling pressure cylinder 4 moves over it, actuated by hand or otherwise. The material of the record may be chemically or physically softened while the impression is being made.
Patent GB-190313017-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Car Brakes
Inventor: RUNNOE JOSEPH
Filed: 1903-06-10
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 13,017. Runnoe, J. June 10, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Brakes.-Relates to means for adjusting the rigging to allow for wear in the blocks of car brakes. The beams B, carrying the brake blocks B<1>, are suspended by links B' and are connected to the levers C, C<2> and rods C<3> operated either pneumatically or by hand. A bar D has one end 15 secured to a beam on the truck, and is formed with ratchet teeth 10, over which a slider E is adapted to move. The slider has a cut-away part to expose some of the teeth, with which engages a pawl 20 carried by a pivoted arm F pressed into the cut-away part by a spring 21. The slider has a projection 24, to which is pivoted an arm 23, adapted to secure the lever C to a trunnion 22 on the slider by means of a detachable pin 25. To adjust the rigging for wear of the brake blocks, the slider may be pushed backwards by the foot of the operator, but to move the slider in the opposite direction, the arm F must first be raised. The limit of outward motion of the slider is defined by a pin 13 fitted through one of the holes 12.
Patent GB-190324741-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Temporary Tracks for Railway and Tramway Permanent Way.
Inventor: HADFIELD ROBERT ABBOTT
Filed: 1903-11-13
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 24,741. Hadfield, R. A., and Brown, P. B. Nov. 13. Rails; crossings; p o i n t s ; portable railways. - Relates to ramps or temporary tracks used in connection with tramways and light railways during repair and construction, and consists in constructing them so that they may be fixed in position and so that the thin ends will not curl up. Figs. 1 and 2 show a plan and elevation, and Figs. 5, 7, and 8 sections of a pair of ramps 1 connected together by bars 2, 3 and joined to a pair of points 6 also connected by bars 2<a>, Fig. 5 showing a section close to the rightband end, and Figs. 7, 8 sections at points between the tie-bars 2, 3. The bars are provided with holes 4 so that they can be spiked to the roadway, and the bar 2 has claws for keeping the ramps apart, its ends fitting into recesses in the ramps and in the point pieces to prevent movement. The ends of the bar 3 are cranked, and they fit between projections 8 and are secured by bolts 7. To prevent the thin ends 9 of the ramps from beiug turned up, they are strengthened by means of thicker side portions 10 having spike holes 11 for fixing the ramps. To prevent the skidding of the wheels of carts, drays, and other vehicles, the edges of ramps and point pieces and crossings are serrated or notched as shown at 12 ; or the edges may be studded, ribbed, or otherwise formed as described in Specification No. 10,238, A.D. 1903.
Patent GB-190326855-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hammer Check Action for Pianofortes and like Musical Instruments.
Inventor: STREICH ROBERT
Filed: 1903-12-08
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 26,855. Streich, R. Dec. 8. Pianofortes, actions for. The spring j, pivoted at j<2> to the arm k of the hammer butt b, is provided with the block or roller j<1> to press the hopper e back into the notch f after the operation of the key-lever, and ensure repetition. Regulation of the pressure of the spring upon the hopper is effected by the screw m bearing on the short arm l of the spring. In the normal position of the hopper, the spring does not bear upon it, but upon the cushion n.