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Patent GB-190222776-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Magazine Plate-changing Apparatus for Photographic Cameras.
Filed: 1902-10-20
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 22,776. Brooks - Watson Daylight Camera Co., and Brooks, A. A. Oct. 20. Change-boxes of the type described in Specifications No. 17,986, A.D. 1900, and No. 1101, A.D. 1901. In these change-boxes, the draw-slide D working in a casing E forms a magazine for the plates or films. When the slide D is drawn up, one plate is retained, and, when the slide D is pushed down again, it passes behind the plate and holds it against the aperture e<4> in the front of the casing E. When the slide D is drawn up a second time, no plate is retained, and, when it is again pushed down, the exposed plate is moved back, so that it enters the magazine again in front of the unexposed plates. In order to retain a plate each time the slide D is first drawn out, two spring fingers F are mounted on the back e of the casing E. The fingers F have points f 1, which engage in holes in the lower edges of the plates, alternate plates having holes;put of register, as described in the prior Specifications. To prevent a second plate from being retained when the slide D is pushed in a second time, it is prevented from reaching the bottom of the casing. This is effected by the rod P, which is guided by the loop r and by the pin p<2> pressed against the side of the slot o by the spring p<7>. On the first descent of the slide, the projection d<17>, carried by the bar d<6> mounted to slide in a recess in the slide, is caught by the book p<1>, and the slide is prevented from reaching the bottom of the casing. By the engagement of the projection d<17> with the hook p', the rod P is moved down, and the point p enters the hole r<1>. On the second withdrawal of the slide, the projection d<16>, also carried by the bar d<6>, misses the shoulder p<3> of the bar P, but engages the shoulder p<4>, drawing up the bar P and disengaging the point p from the hole r'. The operation of the hinged bar L, by which the top of the exposed plate is moved back so that it enters the magazine, is controlled by the upper part of the bar P. During the first descent of the slide, the bar P is in position to hold the hinged bar L out of action ; during the second descent, the bar P allows the bar L to act.
Patent GB-190224064-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: KINGSBURY OTIS DERWIN
Filed: 1902-11-04
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 24,064. Kingsbury, O. D., and Kingsbury, D. B. Nov. 4. Annular - chamber type of steam, hot-air, or hydraulic engines. The chamber B has a lozenge-shaped piston D with flat working- faces d and cam-faces d<2>. The cam - faces operate the abutment E hinged at e and controlling the admission port F. The piston may have more than four sides in conjunction with two or more abutments.
Patent GB-190227419-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Lathes.
Inventor: PEALING JOSEPH JOHN
Filed: 1902-12-12
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 27,419. Pealing, J. J. Dec. 12. Lathes; milling; drilling. - Lathes for making tools, gauges, dies, jigs, &c. are adapted for milling and drilling attachments. The headstock is provided with extensions 3, Figa. 1 and 3, sliding in vertical guides on opposite sides of the bed, and slotted at 4 for the reception of a clamping-bolt 5. A spindle 11 is screwed into the headstock at 12, and through a bevel-wheel 10, which is rotated by a wheel 8 on a spindle 7, thus raising or lowering the headstock. An indexplate 13 and adjustable screw 14 may be provided on the spindle 7, and a vernier scale 15 may be fitted on the slide 3. The belt is kept tight by pulleys 18, 19 on cranked levers 21 carried on a spindle 22, the levers tending to rotate in the direction of the arrows under the action of a spring 23, preferably cut from a solid tube, as shown, and attached to the spindle 22 by a taper pin and nut 24. The spindle is carried by brackets 25 adjustable in quadrants. The torsion of the spring is adjusted by raising the locking-lever 27 clear of the spindle 22 and wheel 28, the spindle being then moved axially until the wheel teeth are clear of the rigid detents 30, and rotated by means of the squared end 31. The spindle &c. are then replaced. The jaws of the lever 27 are sawcut, so that it may bind, when in position, between the bracket 25 and wheel 28. The top-plate of the headstock is recessed on the lower side, so that turnings may not prevent the headstock from properly bedding.
Patent GB-190300472-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Friction Clutches for Motor Cycles and other Machinery.
Inventor: WALL ARTHUR WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-01-08
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 472. Wall, A. W. Jan. 8. Motor cycles; clutches.-Relates to friction clutches specially applicable to motor cycles. In one arrangement, the spindle A, Fig. 1 of the rear wheel supports by means-of bearings D the hub E, upon which is formed one part E<1> of a friction clutch. The other part F of the clutch slides upon a non-circular part A<1> on the spindle, carries the belt pulley F<1> and is actuated by means of a cross-piece G which engages the part F and moves in a slot in the part A'. A rod J connected to the piece G is ball-jointed and connected by a rod J<2> to the operating-lever. In a modified form, the chain or belt pulley is fixed to the spindle at the opposite end to the clutch ; a spring abutting against a flange on the spindle normally presses the clutch parts into engagement, and the parts are disengaged by means of a rod and sliding block. In another arrangement, the spring is placed in a recess in one of the clutch parts to protect it from dust. The clutch parts may be actuated by means of two rods, each connected to the sliding block and passing out at opposite ends of the spindle, or by means of a screw engaging a fixed block and rotated by suitable means. A thrust bearing may be employed with the spring.
Patent GB-190303629-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Compounds containing Silicon Oxygen and Carbon in Chemical Combination.
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
Filed: 1903-02-16
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 3629. Justice, P. M., [Acheson Co.]. Feb. 16. Drawings to Specification. Firebricks.-A refractory material, to be termed " silicon," which is self-binding, unaffected by alkalies or acids (other than hydrofluoric), and insoluble in molten iron is applicable for making bricks &c., and has the approximate composition Si2C2O, is prepared by heating a mixture of two parts of powdered silica and one of powdered carbon in an electric or other furnace. The mixture may consist of carbonaceous and silicious materials, such as coke and carbonaceous shale, or solely of carbonaceous shale containing the requisite amounts of carbon and silicon. The powder resulting, when ground, moistened, moulded, and fired, forms a strong coherent mass.
Patent GB-190304289-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Funnel for Charging Liquid into Bottles or the like Receptacles.
Inventor: GOLDTHORPE JAMES
Filed: 1903-02-24
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 4289. Goldthorpe, J. Feb. 24. Funnels. - R e - lates to a funnel adapted to prevent spilling of the liquid when too full, and to do away with frothing and bubbling. An india - rubber &c. valve g is arranged to seat on the cone a when the funnel is lifted from a bottle &c. The valve spindle h, provided with guides l, screws into a crosshead f. A pin d, counecting the funnel stem b with a loose sleeve c, also screws into the crosshead f. The pin d is fixed to the sleeve, and passes through slots e in the stem. Normally, when the funnel is resting on the neck of a bottle, the valve g is open, but, when the funnel is lifted, the stem b moves relatively to its sleeve, and so the valve g bears down on the cone part a and prevents the escape of liquid. The funnel is provided with a strainer i composed of a number of thicknesses of wire gauze ; the strainer is formed with notches which slide on the guides k, and is locked by turning these notches under the guides. The sleeve c is provided with a cone-piece m for use with a wide-neck bottle. The stem b is preferably formed to reach nearly to the bottom of the vessel.
Patent GB-190304363-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inking Pads.
Inventor: SMITH RICHARD HALE
Filed: 1903-02-24
Granted: 1903-05-07
Abstract: 4363. Smith, R. H. Feb. 24. Stamp-inking pads.-In the bottom of the box A are one or more layers of felt a or other absorbent material holding the ink. The block of wood B, through which the ink penetrates and which forms the ink-yielding surface, is supported in a frame C, resting on the sides of the box, by pins d which pass horizontally through the frame and fit loosely into sockets in the block. The surfaces of the block project above and below the frame C, the lower surface being in contact with the ink. The block of wood is preferably cut across the grain, and is saturated with ink before being placed in position in the box. By the arrangement described, the block may be removed for the purpose of supplying fresh ink to the felt a without coming in contact with the fingers. The block is free to expand in its supports, and is, in consequence, less liable to warp. A modification is shown in Fig. 5 ; the frame C is dispensed with, and the block is supported by pins d' resting in niches g on the sides of the box.
Patent GB-190316345-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Wheels of Steam or Gas Turbines.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1903-07-24
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 16,345. Howorth, F. W., [Akt.-Ges. der Maschinenfabriken von Escher Wyss & Co.]. July 24. Steam &c. turbines.-The blades a of a steam or gas turbine wheel have a rectangular outline and a crescent-shaped cross-section. The blades increase in thickness towards the wheel e and have T-shaped ends which engage in grooves formed in the rim of the wheel and in a ring f which is fastened to the rim. The hollow or channel in the blades is of uniform depth, and they are separated by spacing- pieces m.
Patent GB-190319628-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Haymaking Machine.
Inventor: KETELSEN KETEL PETER
Filed: 1903-09-11
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 19,628. Ketelsen, K. P., and Sutor, B. Sept. 11. Haymaking; rakes, horse.-Relates to an impleplement which can be converted for use either as a haymaker or as a rake. A cross-beam a is connected by a turntable m to the horse shafts g so that it can be fixed at an angle to the line of draught. The wheels d, by means of segments o, can be similarly adjusted with reference to the beam a. A number of rake heads b can similarly be adjusted with reference to the beam a by means of turntables n. The tines z are so curved that they all form portions of a continuous spiral line. When adjusted, as shown in Fig. 1, the implement is adapted for turning over swaths of hay. Whem employed for raking, the beam a is adjusted at an angle to the line of draught, the wheels d are adjusted to lie in the line of draught, and the rake heads b are all fixed in line with the beam a. In this position, the tines z form a continuous row which collects the hay and delivers it at the rightband side of the machine.
Patent GB-190323646-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Mangling Machines and the like
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1903-10-31
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 23,646. Howorth, F. W., [Weisbach Maschinenfabrik, C. H.]. Oct. 31. Mangling.-A machine for mangling fabrics during the process of finishing consists of an upright a carrying mangling-rollers b, and having connected to it, at one or both sides, supports for a revolving frame arranged parallel to the rollers b. Two such frames with their supports are shown, the latter being provided with bearings c for a shaft on which the frame revolves. Each shaft carries a disc e provided with three recesses forming half-bearings for loose rollers which carry the material to be mangled, the rollers being prevented from falling out of the recesses by a border w cast on horns with which the bearings c are provided. The position of the rollers in the left-hand frame is such that the roller i is wrapped with material ready to be mangled, the roller k is being unwrapped, aud the roller l is in course of being wrapped, being rotated by the square end of a shaft adapted to engage in turn with each roller as it comes into the position occupied by the roller l. The wrapped rollers are fed in turn between the mangling-rollers b by means of gearing driven by a band-wheel s.
Patent GB-190325173-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Oil Boxes for Axles of Railway Wagons and the like.
Inventor: STEURS-MICHEROUX JEAN BAPTISTE
Filed: 1903-11-18
Granted: 1904-11-18
Abstract: 25,173. Micharoux, J. B. Steurs-. Nov. 18. Axle - boxes; axle - boxes, lubricating. - The oil reservoir a is made of one or two metal sheets, and has a removable cover or false bottom b carrying a guide-tube g, which is slotted to receive lugs e on a sliding tube d. The lubricating-wicks j pass freely through the tubes, and are held up to the axle by a spring h, which presses up the lugs e and tube d, this latter bearing on the plate i on which the wicks are carried. A tube k fixed to the plate i enters the tube d. In the alternative form shown in Fig. 5, the false bottom g is bent up and riveted to a front plate E, which is shaped to receive a projecting collar or its equivalent on the axle.
Patent GB-190327597-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bucket-wheel Construction for Steam Turbines.
Filed: 1903-12-16
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 27,597. Warwick Machinery Co., [General Electric Co.]. Dec. 16. Steam turbines.-A method of building turbine wheels is shown in Fig. 2. The hub 1 has a disc 4 bolted to it, on which is formed a peripheral ring of blades 5. Lateral rings of blades 11 having bases adapted to engage shoulders on the disc are bolted to it. The central ring of blades m a y be detachable and secured to the disc by the lateral rings of blades.
Patent GB-190400119-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Cameras
Inventor: HALES HENRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-01-02
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 119. Hales, H. W. March 25, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Cameras; shutters; dark slides. -The focussing screen forms part of the blind of a focal plane roller shutter ; and after focussing, the front part of the camera with the lens is moved back by a distance equal to that between the focussing screen and the sensitized surface. The plates are contained in a double dark slide mounted on a removable back. The blind F of the shutter is wound on two rollers G, G<1> of which the latter contains the driving-spring. The blind is wound up on the roller G till the focussing screen is in front of the dark slide E. The focussing of the image is observed through the spring-supported hood H. The shutter of the dark slide is now withdrawn and the front part A of the camera is moved back by depressing the joints of the links I, I<1> and I<2>, I<3>. A cam on the part A automatically releases the shutter when the sensitized film is in focus, aud the slit of the curtain passes down over the plate and makes an exposure. A plate J actuated by levers closes the inspection aperture A'. The removable back D on which the double slide E is mounted is connected to the camera by hooks. Lightproof air vent holes are provided in the sides of the camera.
Patent GB-190401082-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Machines for Brushing Knitted Goods
Inventor: PEGG SAMUEL JOHN
Filed: 1904-01-15
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 1082. Pegg, S. J., Pegg, S. A., and Fitchett, T. H., [trading as Pegg & Son, S.]. Jan. 15. Brushing; folding. - Relates to machines for brushing knitted goods. In addition to the usual feed-rollers B, Fig. 2, and brushing-rollers A, there are additional bets of feed-rollers and brush- ing-rollers, to which the fabric is conveyed by chain-driven carrying-rollers C, C', the spindles of the upper rollers C' moving in slots in side frames to allow vertical movement of the upper rollers. A pinion F, Figs. 2 and 5, is eccentrically carried on the spindle of the top feeding-roller B, and may be rotated, to raise the roller B, by a pinion J<1> on a shaft J which is turned by the handle J'. The feed-rollers being thus separated, the fabric is inserted or adjusted between them. The fabric passes over a roller K driven by a band L<1> and over a band-driven delivery roller, wings on the roller K alternately raising the fabric into contact with the top brush roller A, and thereby ensuring the brushing of both sides of the goods. A board or shelf P, Fig. 4, oscillated by an adjustably- attached rod P' carried also on a pin P' on the wheel P<3>, is used to fold the fabric.
Patent GB-190402235-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in connection with Gill Boxes and like Machines
Inventor: COOPER JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-01-29
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 2235. Cooper, J., and White, J. F. Jan. 29. Gill boxes or frames; roller heads. - Parallel adjustment of the fluted delivery rollers b, d is maintained, and the pres- sure between them regu- lated, by acrews f abutting against the bearings e of the roller d and pressed downwards by springs g' which are arranged be- tween nut-pieces g guided in the slotted brackets a and bushes h fixed in projections from the brackets a or in a cross- bar a<1>. The upper ends of the screws are squared or feathered to receive worm-wheels h<11> which are turned by worms i<11> on a hand-actuated shaft i to regulate the compression of the springs g<1>. In some cases, the screws f may be adjusted independently.
Patent GB-190403022-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Connections or Connecting Pieces for Electricity Conductors.
Inventor: HIRSCH HENRY
Filed: 1904-02-06
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 3022. Hirsch, H. Feb. 6. Soldering.-To avoid damaging electric conductors by best, when soldering them to terminals, the terminals are provided with cavities b, Fig. 3, containing solder or other suitable fusible metal. The solder &c. is melted by applying heat to the terminal, and the conductor is then thrust into it. On cooling, a good electrical joint is formed. A layer of suitable flux or cleaning- material may be placed over the solder. The solder may be melted in a separate vessel and peured into the cavity.
Patent GB-190403642-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Locks.
Inventor: CUMMING ROBERT
Filed: 1904-02-13
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 3642. Cumming, R. Feb. 13. Locks, key; keyholes.- Relates to a revolving- barrel lock for safes &c. A barrel C, Fig. 4, having a projecting flange C' and - radial slots E, fits accurately into a casing A, B, Figs. 1 and 2, provided with corresponding slots D, in which work spring locking-bitts F. These enter the slots E in the barrel C, and rest upon spring check bitts G, which slide in the slots E and are provided with pins H which pass through holes H<1> to the front of the face plate A. The key consists of a ring J, Figs. 8 and 9, having a number of pegs K which enter the holes H<1>, Fig. 2, raising the check bitts G and thus releasing the locking-bitts F from engagement with the slots E. If the check bitts G are raised too far, they engage the fixed slots D, and prevent the barrel C from being rotated. The pegs K, Fig. 8, are of different lengths to correspond with the different lengths of the check bitts G. In a modification, the check bitts G are sunk a short distance into the face-plate A so as to act as supplementary locking-bitts. Fig. 10 represents diagrammatically the application of the invention to a safe lock in which R is the bolt. The above barrel is applied to the shafts M, N, and P. The shaft P is first turned by means of its key to the position shown, the shaft N is similarly turned so as to lower the bolt S, and lastly the shaft M is turned to throw the bolt R.
Patent GB-190405466-A (GB)
Title: Improved Engine and like Packing.
Inventor: BELDAM GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-03-05
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 5466. Beldam, G. W. March 5. Joint-making packing is made of layers of canvas or asbestos cloth and plain or pleated sheet metal cemented together. One or more sheet-metal strips b, Fig. 2, are inserted in the folds of canvas a. The packing is backed by folded canvas c. The strips of metal with no exposed edges may be omitted. In modified arrangements, strips of canvas are placed in the folds of folded metal sheets. Another form of packing consists of strips of unfolded canvas and pleated metal, or the canvas may be of sufficient width to be folded once. Fig. 11 shows a packing formed of strips of metal inserted in the folds of a fabric composed of a pleated metal sheet b<3> cemented between two sheets of canvas a.
Patent GB-190409853-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Chemical Heating Device.
Inventor: ESPENHAYN WILHELM
Filed: 1904-04-29
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 9853. Espenhayn, W., and Hunger, F. O. April 29. Heating by chemical action.- Relates to apparatus specially suitable for heating food, liquids, or other substances in a semi-liquid state by means of the heat generated by the chemical action of water on lime or caustic soda or by similar actions. The apparatus, which is adapted to be inserted into the material to be heated, consists of an outer sealed receptacle a for the lime, soda, or the like, and an inner sealed receptacle b for water or other liquid which acts on it to produce heat. By breaking the seals, the liquid is allowed to run into the outer receptacle. The cover c is soldered to the funnel-shaped inner receptacle b, and its edge is bent over and soldered to the outer vessel. Two openings are made in the cover-an opening e for filling the inner vessel, and an air-hole f, communicating with the outer vessel. A strip of tin h is soldered over the holes d at the apex of the inner vessel, which is then filled with the reacting liquid, and the receptacles are hermetically sealed by soldering the strip over the openings in the cover. The end i of the strip may be bent round an ordinary tin-opener key, capable of winding the strip until the holes at the apex of the funnel are uncovered, when the reacting liquid will flow into the outer vessel.
Patent GB-190415623-A (GB)
Title: A Method of Closing Holes in Wooden Boxes, Chests or the like.
Inventor: GILL HENRY GEORGE
Filed: 1904-07-13
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 15,623. Gill, H. G. July 13. Box lids and covers.-To inspect or sample the contents of a wooden or other box or chest, a hole, preferably circular, is made in the wall of the box, and is closed by a cupped plate of tin-plate or other material b, the rim d of which rests on the outer surface of the wall. The plate is secured by expanding the projecting portion b<1> or by indenting it at several points. If it is necessary that the plate b should not project beyond the inner surface of the wall, it is secured by indenting the metal so that it projects into the wood. The hole is opened by removing the bottom of the plate, and is closed again by inserting a fresh cupped plate within the original one
Patent GB-190424421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Transmission of Motion applicable to Certain Air Compressors, Pumps, Fluid Pressure Motors and the like.
Inventor: ALLEY STEPHEN EVANS
Filed: 1904-11-11
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 24,421. Alley, S. E. Nov. 11. Actuating pumps.-Relates to means for converting rotary into reciprocating motion, or vice versÔ, especially applicable to air-compressors, pumps, fluid-pressure motors, and the like. The pistons U of an air-compressor are connected by the webs D and work in the cylinders A, preferably bolted to, or formed in one with, a central casing B. The cam E, which is mounted on the shaft F passing through openings in the webs D, bears on the rollers G and reciprocates the pistons. The cam may be so constructed that both rollers are constantly in contact with it. A lubricator I is fitted, and the cam may dip into an oil bath.