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Patent GB-190125983-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Traces and other Buckled Straps.
Inventor: CHURCH EUGENE IRVING
Filed: 1901-12-19
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 25,983. Church, E. I. Dec. 19. Straps, loops for. The object is to prevent the loose end of a strap after it has passed through a buckle from flapping about. The loose end 5 of a trace &c. 2 is kept in place by a loop 7 on a spring strip or wire frame 6. The piece 6 is kept in place by a hooked end 8, Fig. 3, or hooked ends 11, Fig. 4, which engage with the portion of the strap passing over the bar of the buckle 3. In another form a single hook 12, Fig. 6, is used to engage with the hole in the strap for the buckle tongue.
Patent GB-190203854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inclined and Step-grate Furnaces.
Inventor: ENGLERT FRITZ
Filed: 1902-02-14
Granted: 1903-01-01
Abstract: 3854. Englert, F. Feb. 14. Steam-generator furnaces; grates; air, supplying; smoke-consuming.-Relates to furnaces with in. clined or step grates, in which air is blown on to the fuel from above and also supplied below the grate. The upper part of the grate surface is closed or formed with only very narrow apertures, while the lower part has wider apertures. Fig. 4 shows one form of such a grate in perspective, the bars being in contact with each other at the top and made tapering lower down, so that the apertures increase in width towards the bottom of the fire. Fig. 3 shows a step grate the spaces of which are of increasing width towards the bottom of the fire. The blast from above is delivered through nozzles f, over the upper part of the grate, which communicate with air-supply passages in the side walls of the furnace, and between which are passages m for the escape of the products of combustion.
Patent GB-190204291-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: WHITNEY NELSON CLINTON
Filed: 1902-02-19
Granted: 1902-06-05
Abstract: 4291. Whitney, N. C., and Whitney, A. Z. Feb. 19. Tyres, non-elastic; felloes or rims; spokes.- Relates to a combined tyre and rim, which enables the parts of the wheel to be easily tightened. The combined tyre and rim is formed of two similar semicircular metal parts 5, each of which consists of a broad tyre 6 and an inwardly-projecting rim flange 7. The rim flange has sockets 8 adapted to receive the outer ends of the spokes 3. The extremities of the parts 5 are provided with flat ears 11, which are adjustably secured together by bolts 13, and the rim flanges have cut-away parts 13<a> for the bolts.
Patent GB-190210491-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Opening Fanlights, Windows and the like.
Inventor: BARCLAY DAVID
Filed: 1902-05-07
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 10,491. Barclay, D. May 7. Windows; window opening and closing apparatus. -A hinged fanlight, window, or the like is opened and closed by a vertical sliding rod M and block K connected by a link J to a lever E, which is pivoted to a fixed bracket G, and slides through a swivelling head C carried by a bracket fixed to the window. The window is fastened, when closed, by a catch N, which is mounted loosely on the square end of a rod L fixed to the block K, and engages with a notched plate N<1> at the end of the lever E. A guide-rod and swivelling head similar to E, C are provided at the other side of th.e window, and the upper end of the head is arranged to come in contact with a fixed spherical stop when the window is closed. The rod M is fixed to a sliding block P operated by a handle R formed with a finger R', which is forced into engagement with a fixed rack S by a spring R<2>. A slotted locking-plate T, pivoted at T' to the fixed guideplate P', can be secured above the block P by a screw T<2>, to prevent the opening of the window.
Patent GB-190212262-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Reducing Vibration in the Permanent Way of Railways
Inventor: PACE HARRY
Filed: 1902-05-29
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 12,262. Pace, H. May 29. Sound and vibration, preventing; sleepers.-The transverse sleepers are of wood A, B, C, with intermediate blocks of rubber F. Leather D, E is placed under the chairs and on the longitudinal timbers G, which may rest on or be embedded in concrete.
Patent GB-190218761-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brake Apparatus for Cranes and the like, applicable also as Shaft Couplings.
Inventor: MOCOMBLE CHARLES DE
Filed: 1902-08-26
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 18,761. Mocomble, C. de. Aug. 26. Cranes ; brakes.-Consists of improved brake and self-sustaining gear for cranes &c. capable o f being operated from a distance. The pinion a, gearing with the spur-wheel k of the crane &c. winch, is loose on the motor shaft, and turns with a second pinion b, formed with lugs h, i. A lug or key f fast on the shaft l can engage with the lugs h, i, and also with similar projections g on a lever c fixed to a shaft l<1> in line with the shaft l. The pinion b gears with segments e, o pivoted on the lever c and carrying eccentrically - pivoted brake blocks d, p which are adapted to engage the inner surface of a drum n, loose on the shaft l<1> and embraced by a weighted band-brake u. When the shaft l is turned in the direction for lifting, the key f turns the pinion b, a, thus turning the segments e, o and taking off the brake blocks. On ceasing lifting, the initial backward movement of the pinion b applies the brake blocks. The load can thus be lowered at any desired speed by taking off the brake u more or less, or it can be lowered with exactitude and under complete control by driving the motor shaft l in the reverse direction, with the brake u hard on. Stops m prevent the brake blocks from being thrown out by centrifugal force. In a modification, applicable for draw-bridge gear, the drum n forms a part of the fixed framing, and the lever c is either mounted as before, or is loose on an extension of the shaft l. According to the Provisional Specification, the key f has a limited play between two pairs of lugs, such as h, i.
Patent GB-190219248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Ships and other Vessels.
Inventor: PORRITT WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-09-02
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 19,248. Porritt, W. Sept. 2. Liquid-carrying vessels; compartments; tanks; keelsons.-Short flanged plates 5 of metal are bent to a U-shaped section, and their flanges are riveted between the webs of two adjacent flooring-beams 4. A number of these tubular connections, arranged co-axially, extend from bulkhead to bulkhead and form tanks for liquid fuel, holes 10 being cut in the frames 4 to allow communication. The central tanks are composed of plates 12 riveted to the keelplates 14 to form keelsons.
Patent GB-190224953-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Filling Bottles, Jars and other Receptacles with Measured Quantities of Liquids.
Inventor: SLOPER PERCY
Filed: 1902-11-13
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 24,953. Sloper, P., and Mure, A. H. Nov. 13. Measured quantities, delivering.-A machine for filling bottles, jars, &c. with beer or other liquids consists of a filling-apparatus or a series of filling- apparatus, in each of which a measuring-chamber A receives the liquid from a main pipe B or from a cask when a three-way cock C is opened by a hand or other lever D. The liquid fills the chamber A, and then overflows into a frothcollecting vessel E fitted with a float valve F and an overflow collector E'. When the vessel A is full of liquid free from froth, a further movement of the lever D closes the admission port G of the three-way cock C, and opens the delivery port H to a flexible tube I connected to the filling-nozzle J, which is attached to the lever D by a chain K and is lowered into the jar L or bottle as the delivery port H is opened. When the delivery port H is opened, a valve M in the froth tube is closed by a linked-rod arrangement N, P, Q, R, S, shown in detail in Fig. 3, so preventing the froth from returning during the filling of the jars &c. An air vent T, provided for the measuring- chamber A, is drawn down by the suction and so allows the liquid to flow freely. Regulating-tubes U may be screwed into the chamber A to adjust its capacity. In order to operate the valves of a series of filling-apparatus at one and the same time, the linked-rod arrangements of the apparatus are all mounted on a shaft V, each three-way cock C being turned by a crank W and link X connected to a lever Y, one end of which is mounted on the shaft V, and the other end of which is connected to a link Z operated by the lever D.
Patent GB-190301949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Surface Contact Structures for Electric Railways and Tramways.
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1903-01-27
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 1949. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. Jan. 27. Electric railways and tramways on the surface contact system. Conductors.-Relates to the construction of contact studs. The Figure is a sectional elevation of a stud constructed according to the invention. The metal casing n is provided with a hole in its base for the reception of the bush L' and insulated lead L<2>. This lead is preferably connected to the feeder through an electromagnetically-actuated notch. The end of the lead is suitably connected to the bolt L', which has a leaf-spring L<3> held on its square portion. Blocks of wood m', m, held together by an annular spline n<3>, are inserted in the casing, and a suitable plastic insulating-compound is then run in. The stud L is then screwed on the bolt L' by the spanner holes l. When the insulation has hardened, the spring L<3> prevents the bolt from turning. The arrangement can be easily taken to pieces for repairs.
Patent GB-190303226-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hangers or Ears for Overhead Trolley Wires.
Inventor: RICHARDSON ABRAHAM
Filed: 1903-02-11
Granted: 1903-12-17
Abstract: 3226. Richardson, A., and Allen, W. H. Feb. 11. Conductors.-Relates to hangers or supports for overhead electric trolley wires, and consists in making the hanger so that the wires can be quickly attached or detached. The clip portion of the hanger is made in two parts b, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, which show sections at rightangles to each other. Fig. 6 shows a sectional plan along the line y-y of Fig. 4. The upper parts of the clips fit into a cup A, which is suitably lined with insulating-material a<1>. The wedge-shaped head e of a bolt E fits into a cavity in the upper parts of the clips, so that, by screwing up the nut F, the clips are firmly fixed in the cup and the lower parts made to grip the trolley wire C firmly. Figs. 9 and 12 show a modification, according to which the clip is made in a single piece and bent around the trolley wire. It is then secured in the cup A by an ordinary square-headed bolt.
Patent GB-190303956-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automobiles.
Inventor: GAYLOR LEONARD BUDD
Filed: 1903-02-19
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 3956. Gaylor, L. B. Feb. 19. Motor road vehicles.-In light vehicles of the type shown in Fig. 1, the motor is supported on the rear axle, which is connected to the front axle by side bars B, preferably of hickory. Attached to the bars B is' a platform C, on which the driver's seat P is arranged to give full control of the steering-handle 1. The cylinder of the gas engine 0 is cooled by air forced through the funnel J.
Patent GB-190304371-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Igniting Gas-lights.
Inventor: LAURIDSEN ZILADS
Filed: 1903-02-24
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 4371. Lauridsen, Z. Feb. 24. Lighting gas.-A cylindrical casing a contains a battery c, which may be an ordinary dry cell, and an induction coil d of horse-shoe form. One pole of the battery is connected with the coil, and the other with the casing. The coil is connected by a conductor with a spring e, held in an insulating-piece h in the neck b. The spring can be moved by a cord f attached to a lever i<1> and push i. The neck is closed by a stopper in which is a brush adjustable by a screw k. On pressing the push i, the spring e passes the brush, and sparks are produced, which light the gas when the instrument is held so that the gas passes through the apertures l in the neck.
Patent GB-190312011-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosion Engines or Motors
Inventor: MURRAY PETER
Filed: 1903-05-26
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 12,011. Murray, P., Leach, J., and Aitchison, A. L. May 26. Drawings to Specification. Inertia governors for explosion engines are combined with the tappet gear which works the oil pump.
Patent GB-190322011-A (GB)
Title: Thread Cutting Devices for Sewing Machines
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1903-10-13
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 22,011. Fairweather, W., [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. Oct. 13. Sewing-machine threadcutters ; thread-end holders ; work - supports ; button hole-sewing machines. - The thread-cutting blade 17 is mounted on the throat-plate 14 approximately flush with the surface of the throatplate, and transversely to a thread-slot 24, which extends from the needlehole 16 of the throatplate to the edge o1 the cutter. Two threadnipping arms 20 are mounted beneath, and pivoted on the fixing screw 19 of the cutter, these arms being preferably formed with projections adapted to be engaged by spring arms 22, to cause the arms 20 to grip the thread. In withdrawing the work, the under thread is drawn through the slot 24, and between the arms 20, until cut by the blade 17, the end of the thread being gripped and held by the arms 20 until the commencement of the next stitching operation. As applied to a buttonholestitching machine, the spring arms 22 are mounted on the bottom plate 13 of the work-clamp, the movement of this plate, in commencing a stitching operation, causing the arms 22 to be removed from engagement with the arms 20, and thus releasing the end of the thread.
Patent GB-190328034-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Steam Superheaters
Filed: 1903-12-21
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 28,034. Galloways, Ltd., and Bayliss, W. Dec. 21. Superheaters, steam.-Relates to a steam superheater as applied to a water-tube boiler, the furnace of which is so constructed that the superheater may be removed without disturbing the brickwork of its walls. An iron shell b, Fig. 1, is built into the wall a, to permit of the insertion of the superheater coils c, which are connected at the bottom to a common lower box d, while half of them have their upper ends connected to a box d<1>, and half connected to the box d', Fig. 2. The steam inlet and outlet pipes f are connected to the boxes d<1>, d'. The coils are preferably arranged slantwise as shown. The outer faces of the boxes are provided with cleaning-holes. Instead of two separate boxes at the top, a single box having a partition may be used, or the upper and lower boxes may be divided by partitions in various ways. The brickwork above the shell b is supported by an iron plate e, at the bottom of which is a trough for supporting the first course of bricks.
Patent GB-190328167-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Swivel Couplings for Hose or other Pipes.
Inventor: SCRUGGS ROBERT CONWAY
Filed: 1903-12-22
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 28,167. Scruggs, R. C. Dec. 22. Couplings, disconnectible.-Swivelling joints for use in connection with rubber hose or pipes are described. One end of the rubber pipe 4 is attached to the female part 1 of the coupling, which is fitted with a number of locking-springs 10, held in position by the sleeve 14. The springs are forced over and also engage, by means of the projections formed on them, the annular ring 11 on the male part 8 of the coupling, thus forming a swivel connection. A water-tight joint is made between the coned end 9 and the packing-ring 24 carried in a recess in the part 1. The coupling can be disconnected by forcing the springs out of engagement by means of the sliding ring 16. A tool is described for use in connecting the rubber pipe 4 to the coupling. A projecting lug presses on the ring 6 and forces the pipe against the coned surface 3, enabling the head 7 on the ferrule 5 to be screwed into contact with the ring 6, and complete the connection.
Patent GB-190401267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Turret-lathes
Inventor: BASSET WALTER BASSETT
Filed: 1904-01-18
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 1267. Basset, W. B., and Barry, E. Jan. 18. Lathes; turrets.-The bar from which bolts, screws, nuts, electric terminals, &c. are to be made, and which is fed through the hollow spindle of a turret-lathe, contains a series of annular grooves which engage with projections on the lathe chuck to prevent longitudinal slip. A section, on being cut off from the bar by a tool in one of three of the turret heads, may be received in a socket b in the self - centering chuck k in the fourth head, and held there temporarily by an electromagnet/until reaching the position as in the Figure. Here a tube i connected by links h to a slider g, on which the turret revolves and which is itself traversed through cams by the lathe spindle, is pushed forward and contracts the socket b so as to grip the work, which is at the same time pressed down into the socket by a spring head l slidably mounted on the framework q carrying the turret. The holder is then turned to a horizontal position and the end of the work shaped by a revolving cutter, and finally released when in its lowest position.
Patent GB-190409309-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Nut Locks
Inventor: MCCULLOCH FREDRICK LEE
Filed: 1904-04-22
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 9309. McCulloch, F. L. July 1, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Locking nuts. - Nuts used for rail joints of railways or for marine or other purposes are locked by bending over pieces d, on the ends of the bolts, into grooves f cut in the alternate faces of the nuts.
Patent GB-190409884-A (GB)
Title: A Controller for Electric Motors
Inventor: SOAR ARTHUR BURGESS
Filed: 1904-04-30
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 9884. Soar, A. B., and Joel, H. F. April 30. Electromagnets.-The switch arm B of a controller for regulating and starting electric motors is released for both maximum and minimum loads by the action of one electromagnet E having polepieces E<2>, E<3> to which are pivoted levers F, G. The lever F normally holds the switch arm in its extreme 'on' position by the attraction of the pole-piece E<2>, and releases it when the current diminishes, while the weighted lever G releases the switch arm mechanically when the current increases.
Patent GB-190416714-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Disinfecting and Purifying the Air of Public Vehicles, Buildings and the like.
Inventor: WOOLLARD CLIFFORD CONSTABLE
Filed: 1904-07-29
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 16,714. Woollard, C. C., and Batten, J. T. July 29. Disinfecting. - A receptacle for disinfectant powders consists of a case G open at the front and back and perforated at the ends. A wire-gauze drawer C containing the disinfectant is placed inside this so that air has free access to it. One end of the case is hinged to form a door D. The device is intended to be used in public vehicles, buildings, &c. by affixing to the wall or side.
Patent GB-190418013-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Malting Processes.
Inventor: DEICHMANN OTTO
Filed: 1904-08-19
Granted: 1905-08-19
Abstract: 18,013. Deichmann, O., and Deichmann, W. T., [trading as Deichmann & Co.]. Aug. 26, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Malting.-Barley, during the steeping or the germinating process, is exposed to the radiation of high-tension electricity. The ozone formed in the air, through which the radiation passes, is absorbed by the water, and destroys nitrates and bacteria.
Patent GB-190418372-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Chairs and like Articles of Furniture.
Inventor: CAMBIER LEON ADOLPHE
Filed: 1904-08-24
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 18,372. Cambier, L. A. Aug. 24. Chairs; seats.-The side frame of a chair or seat is made from one piece, and the chair is adapted for transport be for e setting up. A bar of wood is cut, as shown in Fig. 1, into a piece a comprising a long arm band a short arm c. It is then steamed in a water bath and bent to the shape shown in Fig. 2. Two such frames are then joined by a bent plate which forms the back and seat. The legs may be stiffened by straps in the usual way. A single bar of sufficient width may be bent to form a seat alone.
Patent GB-190419422-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Regulating Mechanism for Arc-lamps.
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1904-09-08
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 19,422. Haddan, H. J., [Allgemeine Beleuchtungs und Heizindustrie Akt.-Ges.]. Sept. 8. Arc lamps.-In a differential lamp, a device is provided for cutting-out the shunt coil when the arc is broken. As applied to a clutch lamp, the cut - out consists of two contact-pieces a, b in the circuit of the shunt coil n. The piece a is rigidly connected to the solenoid core s, for instance by a rod f and plate p, and the piece b to a rod c, which can slide in an insulating-support d, but the downward motion of which is limited by a knob or stud at its upper end. The current passes through the shunt coil n, wire w<11>, contacts a, b, and wire w<1> to the negative terminal of the lamp.
Patent GB-190425884-A (GB)
Title: Improved Siliceous Composition.
Inventor: ROCHE CHARLES DE LA
Filed: 1904-11-28
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 25,884. La Roche, C. de. Nov. 28. Building-blocks.-Concrete blocks and the like for maritime and other purposes are composed of crushed glass and slaked lime, with or without sand or other material. The blocks are moulded, and dried in the open air, or treated with steam at 100‹ C. or under pressure. On cooling they may be subjected to pressure. The proportions preferred are 800 parts of glass to 200 of lime, or, according to the Provisional Specification, 300 of glass to 300 of lime and 400 of sand. The Provisional Specification also states that magnesia, baryta, alumina, or the like may be employed in place of lime.
Patent GB-190501284-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Threads and Films of Cellulose.
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
Filed: 1905-01-23
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 1284. Bloxam, A. G., [Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken Akt.-Ges.]. Jan. 23. Hair, artificial.-Thick, lustrous, elastic, and waterproof threads resembling horsehair are produced by injecting a cupro-ammoniacal solution of cellulose into a suitable base, such as strong caustic soda, washing, and drying under tension. The material mav be subsequently treated for the removal of the copper by means of hydrogen sulphide, sulphurous acid, chromic acid, &c. Two examples are given. In one, 240 kilos. of cellulose previously treated with a cold concentrated solution of caustic soda are dissolved in 3000 litres of a cupro-ammoniacal solution, and squirted in the form of threads into a 30 per cent solution of caustic soda, after which the threads are wound up in the usual manner and dried under tension. In the second example, a solution made by dissolving cellulose in a concentrated solution of cupric carbonate in a solution of ammonia of about 16-18 per cent strength, as described in Specification No. 20,801, A.D, 1900, [Abridgment Class Acids, alkalies, &c.], is injected through a slit into a 30 per cent solution of caustic soda. The film so produced is washed, laid between paper sheets, and rolled firmly on a cylinder or pressed and dried.