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Patent GB-189909272-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telegraphing Graphic or other Matter Automatically, without Wires, and in Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: GREVILLE-WILLIAMS RUPERT
Filed: 1899-05-02
Granted: 1900-04-07
Abstract: 9272. Greville-Williams, R. May 2. Wireless telegraphy.- Facsimile telegraphs, such as those described in Specifications No. 14,765. A.D. 1894, and No. 6509, A.D. 1895, are arranged with the transmitting-relay d attached to the primary of an induction coil q, for sending Hertzian radiations from one or more metal surfaces S, S<1>. At the receiving-station similar metal surfaces S<2>, S<3> are connected to a coherer t and electromagnets l<1>, l<2>, of which Z' controls the circuits of the recording - magnets l, l. The apparatus may be enclosed in metal cases.
Patent GB-189909353-A (GB)
Title: Improved Safety Envelope.
Inventor: MARES AUGUSTE
Filed: 1899-05-03
Granted: 1900-04-07
Abstract: 9353. MarÞs, A. May 3. Envelopes; sealing.-The flaps A, A are folded together with the flap B above them ; the tongue a is passed in through the opening band the slits c, d, out through the opening b, and over the upper edge of the envelope into the slit e, which is afterwards covered by the stamp. The side flaps may each have two or more slits ; the tongue a may be provided with folding wings ; or openings may be made in the flaps at points where seals are to be affixed, so that the latter will partly adhere to the paper containing the enclosure.
Patent GB-189910335-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carburetting Apparatus.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1899-05-16
Granted: 1899-06-24
Abstract: 10,335. Tice, V. G. May 16. Butter and butter substitutes; cheese. -Relates to a machine for shredding or cutting butter, cheese, and the like. A rotary disc E with a wooden top H is mounted on a bearing d and driven by a pinion g gearing with a ring of teeth E<2> on the disc E. One or more radial slots e are formed in the disc, and knives F with serrated edges are fixed in the slots and gradually remove the butter in shreds, which fall down a canvas shoot J into a tub or receptacle T. The butter is placed on the disc, but is prevented from rotating by boards B, B<1> fixed in one of a series of slots b, b in a rectangular frame B.
Patent GB-189910458-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Locomotive Engines for Heating the Air Supplied to the Firebox.
Inventor: HUFF HENRY HUINGS
Filed: 1899-05-18
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 10,458. Huff, H. H. May 18. Air supply, heating.-Relates to locomotives, and consists in surrounding the smoke-box, boiler barrel, and firebox, and, if desired, the chimney also, with a hollow casing through which air is supplied to the ashpan, and, if desired, to the firebox above the brick arch. The air enters the smoke-box casing at the front or back through a series of openings under the control of segmental registers j, j<1>, carrying toothed racks, which are operated simultaneously by pinions on a shaft k and so constructed that one is opened when the other is closed. Air may also enter the chimney casing through perforations as shown. The smoke-box casing is subdivided by annular partitions d<2>, d<3>, to cause the air to take a sinuous course. After passing round the barrel of the boiler and over the top and sides of the firebox, and becoming heated thereby, the air is conducted to the closed ashpan through a channel f at the front of the firebox. The ashpan is formed with two channels i<2>, Fig. 5, one at each side, leading to a space i<3> partitioned off at the back of the grate, so that the air is uniformly distributed over the grate surface. Openings o may be provided to lead a portion of the air from the channel f to the firebox above the brick arch.
Patent GB-189911159-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a Process for Reclaiming Rubber Waste.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1899-05-29
Granted: 1899-07-01
Abstract: 11,159. Boult, A. J., [Marks, A. H.]. May 29. India - rubber, devulcanizing.-Rubber waste is finely ground, and heated with a dilute alkaline solution, such as one containing 3 per cent. of caustic soda, in a closed vessel, for twenty hours, at a temperature about 344 F. This may be done by enclosing the vessel A, containing the mixture, in an outer casing B, to which steam is supplied at a pressure of 125 pounds per square inch. The time may be reduced by increasing this pressure. For rubber containing not much sulphur, the time or temperature may be reduced. The product is thoroughly washed.
Patent GB-189918586-A (GB)
Title: Sewing Thread for Surgical Purposes.
Inventor: LUETGENAN CARL
Filed: 1899-09-14
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 18,586. L³tgenan, C., and Schrens, T., [trading as L³tgenan & Co.]. Sept. 14. Threads.-Relates to sewing-thread for surgical purposes. Flaxen thread, which has been spun and doubled in the ordinary way, is sterilized and cleaned and soaked in a solution of celluloid in acetone. It is finally pressed between rollers and packed in wrappers or in bottles containing sublimate, carbolic acid, &c.
Patent GB-189919703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottles to Prevent the Fraudulent Refilling thereof.
Inventor: NESBITT CHARLES JACKSON
Filed: 1899-09-30
Granted: 1899-11-04
Abstract: 19,703. Nesbitt, C. J. Sept. 30. Stoppers; refilling, preventing. - The stopper plug C is formed with a central aperture and a seat for the ball valve E, and is immovably fixed in the neck of the bottle, the narrower upper end D of the plug being formed with lateral ports F for the passage of the liquid. The ports F are normally closed internally by the conical valve K, and externally by the vertically - movable cap G, which is formed with external grooves or liquid passages J, H, I, arranged to prevent tampering with the valves. In a modification, these passages are formed in the bottle neck. When the bottle is inverted, the parts G, K, E fall away from their seats and uncover the ports F, to permit the outflow of the contents. When the bottle is upright, the parts are in the position shown, and prevent refilling. The bottom or neck of the bottle is made detachable, to permit the insertion of the stoppering parts, and the filling of the bottle. Subsequent to filling, the detachable bottom or neck is cemented &c. in position.
Patent GB-189924235-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Soap Presses.
Inventor: FORSTER JOHN JAMES
Filed: 1899-12-05
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 24,235. Forster, J. J., and Murdock, R. L. Dec. 5. Moulding soaps.- The pressing die or plunger 11 is operated by a crank 2 working in bearings 5 which are arranged to slide in vertical guides of a reciprocating c r o s s - head or carrier 7. The pressure on the material in the mould 20 is determined by a cushioning - spring 9, interposed between the carrier and a collar on the plunger. An ejecting - plunger or die 19 is connected by rods 18 to a sliding frame 17 reciprocated by a cam 13 and a forked rod. Cakes of soap are fed to the mould by an endless band and a pusher which is reciprocated along a transverse bar 32 by a crank connecting-rod, and horizontal sliding cam plate formed with an ohlique slot. A pin fixed to the, pusher bar and to a sliding guide-block works in the slot, and is fitted with an antifriction roller. Guide-plates at the sides and end of the endless feed-band are adjustable by means of slotted lugs or plates. To ensure the detachment of the dies from the tablet when they are withdrawn, the tablet is gripped between slides 44, which are moved inwards by springs, and apart by cam levers actuated by cam rollers carried by the crosshead 7. The bar 32 is adjustable vertically by a horizontal screw 59 working through a nut 60 of a wedge-shaped block 57 on which an inclined lug of the bar rests. An endless carrier belt 70 removes the tablets from the press. In a modification, the cakes are fed by an endless band and an adjustable guide-frame to the top or cover of the mould, and a block connected to the frame 17 pushes the cakes off the cover. A stationary stop-plate guides the cake to the mouth of the mould, and a pivoted spring plate detaches the cake from the pusher and stop plate. The spring plate is automatically raised by a roller carried by the crosshead 7.
Patent GB-190002906-A (GB)
Filed: 1900-02-13
Granted: 1900-05-05
Abstract: 2906. James, J. D., and Bertha Mineral Co. Feb. 13. Furnaces for zinc etc.; grates.-Relates to grates, more especially for zinc furnaces of the Belgian type, but applicable also to other furnaces. Two or more water pipes B, having perforations along the top through which water is delivered in the form of spray, are arranged as shown in connection with ordinary bars B<3>. The water pipes are joined up to form a circulation system as shown in the plan view, Fig. 5. By the action of the spray, clinker is softened, and the temperature of the ashpit is reduced to facilitate the entry of men for cleaning the grate. The bars C' serve as fulcrums for the cleaning-irons. The application of such a grate to " boiler furnaces, puddling furnaces, roasters, " calciners and copper furnaces" is mentioned.
Patent GB-190006143-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: SMITH RICHARD
Filed: 1900-04-02
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 6143. Smith, R. April 2. Annular-chamber type.-A rotary engine of the ring-chamber type is shown in the Figures. The casing 2 contains an annular chamber in which three equidistant pistons 6 revolve. The pistons are carried by a disc 7 mounted on a shaft 8, and the disc is packed by annular packing-cups in recesses 10. A grooved cam 18 on the shaft actuates the sliding abutments 23 by means of rack and pinion gear 36, The abutments may be actuated by a planetary gear motion or by an auxiliary engine. The steam inlets 45 lead into a valve-chest 27 containing sliding disc valves 39. A cam 50 on the shaft works the disc valves through the medium of a tripper 55, which engages with a notch in the valve stem. By means of inclined planes 48<1> connected by linkwork to a suitable governor, the cut-off is regulated. The engine is reversed by means of slide valves 70 working in auxiliary valve-chests 69. The valves are connected to a rocking lever 66, and open and close ports leading to the piston chamber so as to cause the piston to move in the forward or reverse direction.
Patent GB-190007289-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lace Machines.
Inventor: MARTIN CHARLES
Filed: 1900-04-19
Granted: 1901-04-19
Abstract: 7289. Martin, C. April 19. Lace and lace-making.-Lace, resembling handmade lace, maltese, and torchon, and having fanlike patterns as indicated in Fig. 11, is made on a Levers' lace machine by turning back the work roller and tightening certain of the warps and by taking up the slack of certain of the bobbin threads, thus preventing loops and saving clipping. The work roller is driven by a worm-wheel and worm d, on the shaft of which are two ratchetwheels e driven by one of two pawls f operated by a cam i and lever g. The pawls are pulled one way by a apring l, and the other by a jacquard cord k. The jacquard controls the times at which the work roller is reversed. Each of the warp beams has a ratchet-wheel driven by a pawl on a constantly-reciprocating frame driven by a cam and lever. Each pawl is connected by a cord to the jacquard, and can be lifted out of gear with its wheel. The jacquard thus determines which warp shall be tightened up. The bobbins x, which require to have their threads tightened, as they go to the rear enter spring forks 2, Fig. 7, on bars 1 pivoted at 4. These bars are then tilted by means of cnrds 5 passing to the jacquard. Projections 26 on the rear catch bar z serve to keep the carriages upright, and ensure them entering the forks 2. In some types of machine the bars 1 are carried in fixed sleys 6, and in others the sleys are reciprocated in guides by means of a connecting-rod 14, lever 9, and cam 10. Instead of using the fingers 2, each bobbin thread may pass through a small spiral spring 29, Fig. 10, normally extended ; when the thread becomes loose, the spring contracts and takes up the slack.
Patent GB-190008202-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Envelopes.
Inventor: MYERS EMMA ELNORA
Filed: 1900-05-03
Granted: 1900-09-01
Abstract: 8202. Myers, E. E. Oct. 10, A.D. 1899, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Envelopes.- Relates to a safety envelope. Fig. 1 shows the form of blank. The side flaps 3,2 are secured o v e r the central part 1, and the flap 8 gummed above them. The envelope is closed by folding down the flap 4; the gummed portion adheres to the outer surface of the flap 8, and the inclined upper part 11 is secured over the face of the envelope, so that the stamp may be partly stuck to it.
Patent GB-190012884-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Boxes.
Inventor: CROPPER SAMUEL
Filed: 1900-07-17
Granted: 1900-08-18
Abstract: 12,884. Cropper, S., and Cropper, S. W. July 17. Folding-boxes of strawboard or other suitable material are formed from a blank which is cut and scored as shown in Fig. 1. When set up, the flaps b<1> of the sides b, b* are turned in towards the outside of the flaps a<1> of the bottom, the tongues b<3> of the end flaps being inserted into the slits a<2> in the bottom flaps. The flap c<5> on the lid is folded inside the box, and the tongues c<3> on the lid flaps c<1> are inserted within the end flaps b<1>.
Patent GB-190014145-A (GB)
Title: Coin Assorting, Delivering and Registering Apparatus.
Inventor: BOYD SANFORD STEWART
Filed: 1900-08-07
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 14,145. Boyd, S. S., and Martin, W. H. Aug. 7. Locks, key.-A bolt p<2> with a hook e<5> engages one side of an arrowhead catch M<2>, and a bolt R<2> with a shorter hook g<5> presses against the other side till a flat key Q<2> is inserted into a slot j<5> in a pivoted stud S<2>, and is turned 90‹ in the direction of the arrow. The first bolt, being provided with a pallet f<5> for the key to act on, is consequently disengaged from the catch, and the second bolt shifting under the catch brings an arm h<5> under the key to prevent its reversal and withdrawal, unless the catch is pressed home again.
Patent GB-190016015-A (GB)
Title: Novel System of Jointing Rails in Railways.
Inventor: FARNET LUDOVIC-AUGUSTIN
Filed: 1900-09-08
Granted: 1900-11-03
Abstract: 16,015. Farnet, L.-A. Sept. 8. Rail joints; sleepers.-A suspended fish joint is made between two chairs s,v over a railway sleeper t. The chairs s, v are carried by a rigid frame composed of the sleepers a, t and the longitudinal pieces b mortised &c. together, and the frame also carries the third chair over the sleeper t on the side towards which the train passes from the joint. On single lines, when the trains work in both directions, the longitudinals b are extended to be attached to a sleeper on each side of the joint, and then carry four chairs each.
Patent GB-190023838-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cage Hoists and Apparatus connected therewith.
Inventor: WADSWORTH ALFRED
Filed: 1900-12-31
Granted: 1901-09-28
Abstract: 23,838. Wadsworth, A. Dec. 31. Lifts; hoists.-The fast pulley arranged between two loose pulleys on the lifting-rope shaft P is engaged by a brake block A under the action of a spring. The brake block is pivoted to a lever B fixed on a shaft C, which also carries an arm b for the spring. The belt-shifter rod F is held by rollers T in contact with a roller S on the tail of the lever B, and so holds the brake off when either belt is on the fast pulley. When neither belt is on the fast pulley, a recess in the rod F allows the roller S to rise, and the brake is applied. The rod F is actuated by a chain-wheel, and pinion and rack.
Patent GB-190102275-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Trucks.
Inventor: HASKELL BRODERICK
Filed: 1901-02-01
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 2275. Haskell, B. Feb. 1. Hand-trucks. - The side frames 1 of channel section, bent to the form shown in Fig. 1. terminate in round handles 2, and are stiffened by crossbeams 11 to which the longitudinal sills 13 are riveted. The frames 1 have flanges riveted to corresponding flanges of the supporting-beams 9 of channel section, and V - shaped ties 3 are riveted to the beams 1 and 9. Fig. 6 shows a modified truck, in which the wheel bearings are mounted in the downwardly - extending stiffened portions 4 of the frame.
Patent GB-190109368-A (GB)
Inventor: TRAPP SAMUEL M
Filed: 1901-05-06
Granted: 1901-08-03
Abstract: 9368. Trapp, S. M., and Remington, W. H. May 6. Steam generation by higher pressure steam etc.; superheaters, steam.-Relates to the generation of steam in a boiler by the action of superheated steam or other highly-heated fluid, delivered into the water in the boiler, or passed through coils contained therein. The superheated steam may be obtained either from the boiler operated upon, or from an independent boiler. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, steam, generated in the boiler 1, passes from the dome 2 through the pipe 8 to an expansion chamber 7, and thence through a superheating-coil 6 arranged within the firebox, to a tube 9 within the boiler. The tube 9 has an inner fireproof covering and an outer waterproof covering, and is provided with nozzles 10, of which the openings are simultaneously controlled from a rod 13 and external lever 14. In the pipes are arranged non-return valves 15, 16 and shut-off valves 20, and a lubricator 21 is placed on the chamber 7 to prevent oxidation of the internal surface. In a modification, the pipe 8 may be divided into two branches, of which one 8<a> forms the ordinary passage to the superheating-coil 6, and the other 8<b> contains a pump 22, which can be worked from the steam cylinder 28 to force the steam in the direction of the superheating-coil. Inside tne tube 9 is an inner tube, of which one end opens into the tube 9 and the other end is open to the external atmosphere when the valve 19 is opened. In modifications, the superheating-coil may be connected to coils placed in the water in the boiler so as to generate steam by conduction, and there may be more than one superheating-coil. Steam from a higher-pressure boiler may pass through the superheating-coils of other lower-pressure boilers, and thence into the water in those boilers.
Patent GB-190110500-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: LANCHESTER FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-05-21
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 10,500. Lanchester, F. W. May 21. Gas and explosive - vapour engines; igniting.- The electric igniter is timed to suit the speed of the engine by controlling the moving contact B by a centrifugal governor comprising weighted levers E pivoted to the loose disc C and having eitber a heel F or teeth engaging the shaft D. Carburetting ; valves; starting ; governing.-In engines with valves of the type described in Specification No. 5814, A.D. 1896, in which a valve V controlled by the governor alternately opens the cylinders T to the exhaust pipe Q and the admission pipe R, oil is carried from the oil chamber H to the air pipe in a cavity L in the valve J operated by a lever N from the valve V. The oil is blown out of the cavity in spray by air drawn through a hole S in a diaphragm in the air pipe. The cavity L is charged by the valve J forcing oil from the end of the chamber through a passage M, and thus expelling the air from L. The chamber H is supplied from a reservoir at one side, and a pipe projects upwards from the other side through which light oil can be poured into the chamber H to start engines using heavy oil.
Patent GB-190114635-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Making Bricks, Briquettes and the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1901-07-18
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 14,635. Boult, A. J., [Marsden, M. W.]. July 18. Moulding bricks, briquettes, &c.-Plastic material is fed by a hopper i to moulds carried by endless chains e, and the moulded briquettes or blocks are discharged on to a conveyer i'. A slide i<1> regulates the feed to the moulds, and guide-plates g<2> prevent the escape of the material sideways. The mould sections d are formed with quarter-moulds d' at each side, and these quarter-moulds come together to form the half-moulds of each chain. Annular rings e<7>, projecting from knuckle-jointed links e of the chain, enter recesses in the mould sections, and the links e, e<2> of the chain are connected by pins e<1>. To allow the chains of moulds to be taken to pieces, sections are detachable, and are secured in place by screws f<1>, f<2>. The shafts b<2>, b<4> are adjustable sideways by adjustable bearing-blocks, and pivoted frames h, for supporting the endless chains of moulds, are adjustable vertically for the purpose of regulating the feed, by screws a<3>. The mould-sections and guide-plates are fitted with antifriction rollers d', g<1>. The shaft b<3> is arranged a little on one side of the vertical plane through the chain-wheel shaft below, in order to ensure the detachment of the upper mould-sections from the blocks in the lower sections, and to facilitate the passage of material between the wheels. The endless chains are driven from the main shaft b by suitable gearing. To facilitate the renewal of the moulds, they may he made detachable, and may be let into recesses in the sections d.
Patent GB-190201544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flash Lights and Electric Igniters therefor
Filed: 1902-01-20
Granted: 1902-10-23
Abstract: 1544. Lake, H. E., [Fabrik Elektrischer Zunder Ges.]. Jan. 20. Lamps, actinic. -An igniter comprising a pair of electric terminals b, Fig. 3, mounted on an insulating base a, leaving a spark gap c or united by an incandescing wire d, Fig. 8, is embedded in a pasty mass of inflammable material g, or in a casing l, Fig. 13, containing magnesium or like powder and closed by wax or a sulphur plug m. The igniter may be connected to an electric conductor n, Fig. 8, or mounted in an electric coupling, Fig. 16. The apparatus is suitable for photography, or for military or railway signalling.
Patent GB-190202248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Galvanic Belts
Inventor: SPALDING SAMUEL J
Filed: 1902-01-28
Granted: 1902-07-24
Abstract: 2248. Lake, H. H., [Spalding, S. J.]. Jan. 28. Belts.-Relates to electric belts for administering electricity to man or beast. Each cell of the battery is made up of two plates, of the shape shown in Fig. 15, separated from each other by an insulating-frame 14, Fig. 10, which encloses an absorbent pad 15, Fig. 16, the whole being held together by a rubber thimble 11, Fig. 11, through which is passed a split pin 13, Fig. 12. Fig. 13 shows three cells connected together by open coiled hinges 19, Fig. 14, which engage with the hooked portions 18, Fig. 15, of the plates 9, 10. The open coiled part of the hinge 19 serves for the insertion of a plug 20, Fig. 21, at the end of a wire so that any number of cells may be brought into circuit as required. Fig. 8 shows in vertical section one of the contactpieces through which the current enters the body. It consists of a curved perforated plate 6 folded at its edges over another plate 7 so as to enclose between them a moistened absorbent pad 5. The battery wire 23, Fig. 7, is connected to the staple 1 after it has been bent to the shape shown in Fig. 7, in which one of the contact-pieces, Fig. 8, is shown mounted on a band 2 provided with fastening straps 3, 4 by which it may be bound around a limb &c. In Fig. 7, the contactpiece is shown as covered with a piece of felt 8. Fig. 17 shows the belt 1 complete with contactpieces 25 on the inside, and Fig. 19 shows the appliance in wear by a man.