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Patent GB-190114998-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: HEANY JOHN ALLEN
Filed: 1901-07-23
Granted: 1901-09-07
Abstract: 14,998. Heany, J. A. July 23. Arc lamps.-An enclosed-arc clutch lamp has a closed casing formed by a tube e, a plate d<1>, and a globe d, the plated'carrying an insulated lower carbon - holder b<1>. The upper carbon passes through a clutch lever h, and is inserted in a clip consisting of two semicircular pieces f<1>, hinged together; the clip slides in the tube e, and is supported by a spring g. The lever h is hinged at one end to the plate d<1>, and at the other carries a soft-iron ring h<4> below the conical end of the core of a series electromagnet m<1>, supported on the plate d<1>. The downward motion of the lever is limited adjustably by a nut h<3>. The lever carries a pivoted clutch n, the outer end of which is of iron and is attracted to the ring h<4>, to cause its inner end to grip the carbon. A series resistance consists of a strip of carbon or similar resistance material, enclosed in an exhausted tube r<1> of glass, porcelain, or other non-conducting material, and connected by platinum or other terminals with conical metal caps on the ends of the tube, so that the resistance may be held between a socket r<4> on the plate d', and another held down by a spring r<7> below a bracket on the tube e ; electric connections are made with these sockets.
Patent GB-190120498-A (GB)
Title: Lethal Chamber.
Inventor: PRICKETT ARTHUR THOMAS
Filed: 1901-10-14
Granted: 1902-10-14
Abstract: 20,498. Prickett, A. T. Oct. 14. Drawings to Specification. Animals, destroying.-Lethal chamber for destroying animals by means of the fumes of chloroform or other agent. The animals are placed in a cage which can be run on wheels into a chamber divided by a sliding door into two compartments. The inner chamber is connected with a supply of chloroform or the like. The sliding door can be manipulated from without, and a long handle of special construction, passing through an orifice in the outer door, is employed for moving the cage within the chambers and for holding the sliding door tightly closed during the operation.
Patent GB-190123497-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Nailing Machinery.
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1901-11-20
Granted: 1902-05-08
Abstract: 23,497. Brookes, A. G., [Peerless Machinery Co.]. Nov. 20. Nailing, hand toolsfor.-Relates to hand nailing- machines which may be used for lasting shoes. The driver ax is carried by a spring plunger sliding in the tube A to be held in the hand. The nails are contained in a hopper which consists of a fixed part g<3> connected to the tube A by the arm A<1>, and the rotary case G carrying shelves g for lifting up the nails and depositing them on the wing c', from which they pass to the race-way C projecting through the part g<3>. Sliding blocks g<4> are attached by screws to the flange g<1> of the case G, and these blocks slide between the part g<3> and a ring g<2>. A toothed ring g<7> is fixed to the case G. When the machine is not in use, it is hung up by pins A' to a fixed wall bracket B. The toothed ring g<7> then engages with a pinion H on a shaft H<1> connected by bevel gearing to a shaft carrying a loose pulley J. By actuating a clutch J<1>, the pulley may be made to rotate the hopper G to supply the raceway with nails. Nails resting crossways on the race-way are arrested by a stop 10 fixed to the race-way, and are then removed by a vibrating clearer h<1> pivoted at h and formed with an arm, which is struck by numbers of studs m carried by the flange g<1> of the rotary casing. The clearer has a pin m' by which it may be operated by hand. The nails are fed one by one to the driver channel by a slide E provided with two pairs of projections e<3>, e<4>, e<5>, e<6>, so that the point end of the nail is acted on as well as the head end. The slide E is operated by the incline a<7>, which strikes the roller e. The casing cover c<3> has a boss c<5> perforated for the driver-bar beneath which the nail is supported by a spring finger d<3>.
Patent GB-190123997-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves or Cocks.
Inventor: MILLER JAMES JOHN
Filed: 1901-11-26
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 23,997. Miller, J. J. Nov. 26. Lift valves; actuating valves.-In order that a valve C may have a slow move. ment when opening or closing, it is actuated by gearing consisting of a handle H having a pinion F gearing with a toothed wheel E which carries an eccentric stud D engaging with a yoke M on the spindle of the valve. The pinion device may be replaced by screw or ratchet gearing.
Patent GB-190201421-A (GB)
Title: A Coat Hanger consisting of Several Parts Joined Together in such a Manner as to Fold up into a Small Compass
Inventor: HOFMANN ALBIN
Filed: 1902-01-18
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 1421. Hofmann, A. Jan. 18. Suspenders for articles of dress.-Relates to hangers for coats and other garments, and consists in constructing them in sections a, b, c, d, e, Figs. 1 and 3, hinged together so that they can be folded up into a small compass when not in use. The hinge is formed by a hollow eyelet expanded at each end within a recess in the sections. A lug on one section bears against a shoulder on the other, so as to form a stop for the hinge.
Patent GB-190210109-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stands or Supports for Photo-frames and the like
Inventor: DEAKIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-05-02
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 10,109. Deakin, W. May 2. Stands, card, photograph, and like.-The back stay is bent from a piece of wire to the form of a loop; the ends are bent inwards and cranked to form stops as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The fixing- plate has a groove c' to receive the stops a<5>, lugs c' which can be clenched as shown in Fig. 1, and a bent-down piece c<4> against which the stops a<5> bear.
Patent GB-190211165-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Switch-box Apparatus used for Testing, Standardizing, or Calibrating Electrostatic Instruments, and in Measuring Electric Currents thereby.
Inventor: ADDENBROOKE GEORGE LEONARD
Filed: 1902-05-15
Granted: 1902-07-24
Abstract: 11.165. Addenbrooke, G. L. May 15. Drawings to Specification. Couplings; switches.-A box carrying a number of switch arms movable over contact.studs, some of which are connected with divided resistances, is used in conjunction with three electrometers, a standard cell, a constant battery, and a main circuit resistance, for making measurements of current, pressure, and power supplied on a working circuit, by the potentiometer method described in Specification No. 20,862, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Electricity, Measuring &c.]. The switch arms and contact-studs are arranged upon the top of the box, above which a beading supports a sheet of glass to prevent accidental contacts, the stems of the switch handles extending through holes in the glass. Terminals for connection with the main circuit and the instruments mentioned above are provided at the ends of the box, and are covered by hinged flaps at a short distance from the ends, the connecting-wires passing through the spaces thus covered, and out at the back. A plug coupling is movable vertically between three springs to disconnect the standard cell and the battery, when a cover is placed on the box.
Patent GB-190215413-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: DAVY WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1902-07-10
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 15,413. Davy, W. J. July 10. Arc lamps.-Relates to a lamp of the differential type, in which the upper and lower carbon-holders n, o are connected by cords to a pulley p. This pulley is connected through a brake cord to a lever m, which is deflected by a U- shaped cores g<1>, h<1> passing through the shunt and series solenoids i. The movement of f the lever and cores is regulated by an air dash - pot l. The brake pulley p' on the axle of the lever m is retarded by a cord with a weight p<3> at at one end and connected to the levers m at the other end. The movement of the lever m regulates the length of the arc, and feeds the carbons till the weight p<3> rests on a support and releases the brake, after which the carbons are fed by gravity. The arc may be enclosed in a globe e having a loose lid sliding on the lamp frame. The terminals + and - of the lamp leads are covered with an inverted insulating-cup to keep out rain. The carbon-holders n, o are fitted with cams to grip the carbons. The top carbon is guided by a saddle or crosshead sliding between the frame rods and a central socket n<7>.
Patent GB-190309619-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Blocks and Slabs for Building Purposes.
Inventor: ISOARD DENIS
Filed: 1903-04-28
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 9619. Isoard, D. April 28. Building-blocks; slabs.-Relates to building- blocks and slabs cast from concrete or cement and strengthened by a metal skeleton. The blocks or slabs are formed with fillets F, Fig. 8, and grooves G for engaging with the grooves and fillets of other blocks or slabs. The slabs are strengthened by an internal grating of metal rods, and adjacent slabs are connected together to form a ceiling or floor by wire rods bent at their ends for engaging the gratings. The ceiling slabs are strengthened by a central cement rib K, Fig. 5, and are fixed at their ends to t-shaped iron girders I by bolts L engaging in wire loops N and resting on the flanges of the girders. The blocks forming the keys of door and window lintels are recessed on their inner faces for the reception of an I or U iron bar, or are perforated and secured on an iron bar. The blocks may be formed with internal cells, or ornamented, or coloured.
Patent GB-190310834-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Apparatus for Heating Substances Containing Liquid or Moisture
Inventor: EKENBERG MARTIN
Filed: 1903-05-12
Granted: 1903-07-09
Abstract: 10,834. Ekenberg, M. May 12. Coking apparatus, for heating coal and other materials in openeuded tubes or passages. The materials are introduced by conveyers 8 and fed forward by other conveyers to the heated portion of the tubes 1. The substances in adjacent tubes move in opposite directions. The tubes may be arranged close together or with heat-conducting material between them. The ends in parts beyond the heating-region are preferably formed as whole blocks. In modifications, the pipes may be wider at the heated portion than the ends, to cause the substances to pass more slowly while being heated. Instead of the tubes being separate, one may pass inside the other. The conveyers may be in the form of a chain, helix, screw, or pump, or a combination of a pump with one of the other forms may be used.
Patent GB-190319275-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Couplings for Railway and other Vehicles.
Inventor: COLES GEORGE JAMES
Filed: 1903-09-07
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 19,275. Coles, G. J. Sept. 7. Coupling.-For automatically coupling railway and other vehicles, spring or gravity catches upon one side of the draw - bars are adapted to ride over and engage projections upon the other side of the bars. On the approach of two vehicles, oppositelyinclined faces d, e of each pivoted draw-bar engage and interlock, while the curved portions o striking pins or projections q cause the pivoted catches m to ride over and engage with the pins, the catches being then kept coupled by springs n. Plates r guide the inclined faces into engagement and also make the connection rigid. To allow the coupling to pivot when the vehicles are rounding a curve, the inner ends of the draw-bars may abut against springs, or a cross-bar s may bear against springs t. To disconnect the vehicles, the operation of one or the other of the hand-levers w causes the rods x, y to depress the inner end of one catch and uplift the outer end of the adjacent catch, so that the vehicles are set free to separate. For coupling vehicles of different heights, as shown in Fig. 7, the casings f of the bars c to which the draw-bars are pinned are pivoted to the vehicle, and, passing through slots 2, are kept horizontal by springs 3. Thus, when coupling occurs, the inclined faces d, e slide upon one another, and the end of each catch m engages a lever z, so that the catch is raised into engagement with a projection q, while the bars are tilted into a position such as shown. For effecting a disconnection, chains or cords 6, 7, connected respectively to the catches and levers, and passing over pulleys, are actuated by a lever.
Patent GB-190319315-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Body Braces or Abdominal Supports
Inventor: DEWEES WILLIAM BUSHY
Filed: 1903-09-08
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 19,315. Dewees, W. B. Sept. 8. Belts.-Relates to body braces or abdominal supports comprising a front pad A, Figs. 1 and 2, back pads B, C, D, E, arranged in pairs and connected by vertical springs F, G, hip bows or stays J of wire, elastic, or other material connecting the front and back pads, and a strap I which encircles the hips and fastens the appliance on the person. The invention consists in providing the pad A with a plate R in which are fixed flanged studs S which serve for the attachment both of the looped ends of the stays J, and the slotted plates V at the ends of the strap I, a stop being provided to prevent the rearward movement of the loops at the ends of the stays J. The connections I, H, M are all flexible so that the appliance may be opened and bent without straining the stays J. The stays J are connected respectively to the springs F, G, by a flattened piece N, Fig. 11, which will not tear the clothes. The end of the stay is held in an aperture O by a set-screw P. An extra band L may be provided for persons with large abdomens. It is bifurcated at each end, the bifurcated parts l overlap, and are attached to buckles m at the ends of the strap M so that each part l can be separately adjusted.
Patent GB-190321537-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Corsets & the like.
Inventor: BAKER TRION HORACE
Filed: 1903-10-07
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 21,537. Baker, T. H. Oct. 7. Corsets. - In order to cover the space left between the two sections of a corset when it is loosely laced at the back, the edges of the two sections are provided with tongues 4 which break joint with each other and are adapted to be tucked under the opposite section. The tongues may be left free, or may be provided with eyelets 6 at the tip and root through which, and through eyelets 6<a> in the body of the corset, the lace is passed.
Patent GB-190322783-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Strainers and Filters for Milk and the like
Inventor: THIEL RUDOLF
Filed: 1903-10-21
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 22,783. Thiel, R. Oct. 21. Milk strainers.-A filter D for milk and the like is provided with an inner receiving-vessel B, around the lower opening of which is formed a gutter b to collect the larger impurities. A flange b<1> is bent over the gutter and supports a conical or pyramidal strainer C of woven wire or finelyperforated or slotted sheet metal. The filtering- medium is held in place by sieves E, E', E'.
Patent GB-190324655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Signs.
Inventor: BRINDLEY JAMES ELIJAH
Filed: 1903-11-13
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 24,655. Brindley, J. B. Nov. 13. Signs for shop fronts and the like are built up of separate slabs or tablets a, Fig. 1, of uniform size and shape, preferably rectangular, each slab bearing an incised numeral, letter, or other device b, the whole sign being preferably enclosed in a frame or casing with a glass front. The slabs are made of suitable cement, such as Portland or Roman cement, or plastic material, such as plaster of Paris or papier mÔchÚ, by moulding in a plaster of Paris, wood, or other mould prepared in the usual way, say from clay or wax patterns. The slabs are then coated with a resinous solution, such as shellac varnish, to fill up the pores and render the whole damp-proof, and to adapt the surface for receiving a layer of paint or gold leaf.
Patent GB-190325088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Printing Sarees, Scarves, Shawls and the like.
Filed: 1903-11-18
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 25,088. Calico Printers' Association, and Whittaker, J. Nov. 18. Printing fabrics.-Relates to machines for printing sarees, scarfs, shawls, &c., and particularly to improvements on the machine described in Specification No. 22,678, A.D. 1902, in the clutch mechanism for the tappet shafts controlling the joining of the filling and headings. The clutch is preferably mounted directly on the tappet shaft instead of on an intermediate shaft. A spur-wheel b is mounted loosely on the tappet shaft a, and provided with studs c, or equivalents, forming a clutch member. The other clutch member d is feathered on the shaft a, and, in order to prevent backlash, spring catches e axe disposed to lock the projections d<1> against the parts c. A spring is disposed between the back of the wheel b and a collar on the shaft a.
Patent GB-190325279-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Suspension of the Steering Axles or Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: STURMEY JOHN JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1903-11-19
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 25,279. Sturmey, J. J. H., [Duryea Power Co.]. Nov. 19. Motor road vehicles.-Consists in mounting the undercarriage frame on the steering-axle in such a manner as to permit relatively-free movement thereof. The fixed front axle A, to which the short steering-axles are pivoted, is connected to the frame by springs B. It also has rods D secured at each end and set at such an angle as to meet approximately in the centre-line of the vehicle, where they are pivoted to the bracket E carried on the vehicle frame, by a ball-and-socket or a universal joint. Steering is effected by the crossed rods F<1>, which may be of wire rope, attached to the arms F carried by a rod pivotally mounted in the bracket E, the steering-wheels being connected by the rods F<4>, F<3>.
Patent GB-190328476-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Weighing Machines.
Inventor: POOLEY HENRY
Filed: 1903-12-28
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 28,476. Pooley, H. Dec. 28. Hydrostatic apparatus; platform machines; relieving-mechanism; weighbridges for railwayvehicles &c.-Hand-operated mechanism for setting the pointer away from zero, and so reducing the amount of weighing swing to that required by the range of load, can be reversed to lock the machine and enable it, when not in use, to sustain the transit of heavy loads without injury. One arm of a poised lever, connected by a chain &c. to the axle of the pointer, carries a weight dipping into water ; the other arm is connected to the weigh-bridge by a rod, through a vertical slot in which passes a horizontal rod k, shown end-on in Fig. 2. A hand-wheel o, carrying a spur-wheel n gearing with a sector l, moves the link m so that the rod k, by pressing on the bottom of the slot, may move the pointer from zero, or, by pressing against the top, may return the pointer and lock the machine.
Patent GB-190402069-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Time Checking Apparatus and Alarm for Billiards and the like.
Inventor: JAMES JOSEPH HENRY
Filed: 1904-01-27
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 2069. James, J. H. Jan. 27. Alarms.-An apparatus for timing billiards and other games consists of a clock with an alarm of any ordinary pattern and with an arrangement for releasing the alarm at intervals of, say, twenty minutes. A pin-wheel B on the centre arbor engages a pair of lifting-levers C, one of which raises a pair of locking-levers D while the other engages a stop-pin J and holds the alarm train until the pin-wheel releases the levers C. One arm of the lever D engages a notched plate F, while the other engages a secondary notched plate G for regulating the duration of the alarm. This latter plate may be dispensed with. Springs K return the levers to their operative position. A ratchet- and-pawl device prevents backward motion of the hand. The hand is set by means of a projecting knob on the central arbor.
Patent GB-190405873-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Manufacture of Tubes or Hollow Cylinders.
Inventor: MCTEAR BALFOUR FRASER
Filed: 1904-03-10
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 5873. McTear, B. r. March 10. - Rolling.-In a tube-rolling mill, the roller a is set on the skew in relation to the internal roller b which is supported in bearings e adjustably mounted on frames h. The bearings contain rollers e<1>, and the roller b is pressed up against them by intermediate roller bearings f carried in a frame f<1> and actuated by a hydraulic ram. By adjusting the bearings e, the cant of the roller b can be varied. The billet is threaded on the roller b, and the rolls set in action. The billet lengthens into a tube which is supported by rollers k mounted on arms l operated by worm gearing and guided over rollers i. As the skew of the rolls is increased, the tendency for the billet to lengthen rather than increase in diameter is augmented.
Patent GB-190406494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mops and Brushes
Inventor: DOEBELIN CARRIE
Filed: 1904-03-17
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 6494. Doebelin, C. March 17. Mops.-Fabric forming a mop head is gripped between serrated faces of hinged jaws 5, 15<1>, the free end of the former of which passes into a slot 18 in an upturned end portion 19 of the jaw 15<1>. The jaws are forced together by means of a thumb-bolt 21, which passes through a threaded hole in the end portion 19 and bears against the free end of the jaw 5. The latter is provided with a socket portion for the reception of a handle 10.
Patent GB-190410258-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Brake for Carts, Waggons, and similar Road Vehicles.
Inventor: WADE BENJAMIN
Filed: 1904-05-04
Granted: 1905-02-23
Abstract: 10,258. Wade, B. May 4. Brakes; relieving weight on horse's back.-In a braking-arrangement for carts and other road vehicles, pinions E, Figs. 1 and 2, mounted loosely on a transverse shaft F, are brought into gearing contact with toothed rims D secured to the naves on the inner sides of the vehicle wheels B, by winding up chains or straps K on another shaft M, such straps passing round extended bosses J formed on the pinions E and being connected to the underside of the vehicle at L. At the same time, shoes R connected to the straps K are brought to bear on the boss J and bring about the braking action. A spring P is provided to effect the withdrawal of the pinion E when the brakes are released. The shaft F is supported in hanger bearings G pivoted to side brackets B. The tendency for the pinions E to rotate in a direction opposite to the rotation which they receive from the rims D when the brake is applied is stated to relieve the weight on the horse's back. According to the Provisional Specification, a lever pivoted to the vehicle carries a wooden block which is brought to bear against a neck on the boss J by means of a screw.
Patent GB-190415827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or connected with, Automatically Elevating and Feeding Arrangements of Thrashing Machines.
Inventor: MOULE FREDERICK OSWALD
Filed: 1904-07-16
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 15,827. Moule, F. O. July 16. Thrashing-machines.-In connection with selffeeding arrangements of thrashing-machines a band cutter is employed consisting of sets of curved knives arranged screw-wise on a spindle, as shown, and placed transversely of the machine. Two such spindles may be used, the knives being set in opposite directions. The cutting-knives have edges curved backwards, and strong shoulders to attach them to the bosses of the spindle. The conveyer is driven by a hand and pulley fitted with a governor so as to be thrown out of gear if the feed is too rapid.
Patent GB-190418613-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction of Cornices, Skirting, Dados and the like.
Inventor: CURTIS HERBERT EDWIN
Filed: 1904-08-27
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 18,613. Curtis, H. E. Aug. 27. Casings. - Relates to the adaptation of cornices, dadoes, skirtings, &c. for carrying electric wires &c. in a casing A of thin steel or other suitable material and forming part or the whole of the cornice &c. This casing is constructed in sections and fitted to the dadoes, cornices, &c. B by means of screws or other devices D. By using such means, any part of the wires &c. C can be readily inspected. Fig. 2 shows the application to skirtings, and Fig. 5 to ceiling decorations.