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Patent GB-190210286-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Packages for Eggs, Glass and other Fragile Articles.
Inventor: ROBINSON JAMES
Filed: 1902-05-05
Granted: 1903-03-26
Abstract: 10,286. Robinson, J. May 5. Frames for packing eggs &c.-Frames for packing eggs, glass, electric lamp bulbs, &c. are constructed by stapling the partitions A, B to the exterior walls A' B<1>, and fixing loops or buffers D of leatherboard or other flexible material to the outside to prevent movement in the enclosing-case. Pads E of corrugated paper are placed in the cells, or flaps e' are cut from the partitions to secure the contents.
Patent GB-190218426-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Measuring Rules
Inventor: TRAUT JUSTUS ALBERT
Filed: 1902-08-21
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 18,426. Traut, J. A., and Traut, F. L. Aug. 21. Measures of length.-The sections a of a folding- rule A are pivoted to each other by means of studs b joining attached plates c, c<1>, which have longitudinal grooves d, d', and the terminal section is provided with a sliding extension B in a guide C. The guide is a plate which is fixed on the rule by means of teeth f, and which is formed with bent ears h to hold the slide. The tips n or a bit m prevent the separation of the extension from the rule.
Patent GB-190222366-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Delivery of Beer or other Liquids from Barrels or other Storage Vessels.
Inventor: TARLING EDWIN JAMES
Filed: 1902-10-14
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 22,366. Tarling, E. J., and Tarling, E. J. Oct. 14. Beer and other beverages, drawing-off.-The coupling, with check valve, as shown, is used in the connections between the pumps and barrels or reservoirs. The valve proper with a spring l, if horizontally disposed, fits a seat g screwed into the socket e, and its stem is guided by bridges f, h in the socket and seat respectively. The nozzle d of the socket serves for attachment of a pipe to the pump, and a screw sleeve b on the socket makes the joint towards the barrel or reservoir.
Patent GB-190227989-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Golf Balls or the like.
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
Filed: 1902-12-18
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 27,989. Kempshall, E. Dec. 18, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Moulding celluloid, india-rubber, and gutta-percha balls.-Balls for golf, billiards, and other games, are produced by compressing a hard wear-resisting shell, preferably of celluloid, upon an elastic core, preferably india-rubber or gutta-percha, of greater bulk than the shell, so as to solidify the shell and put the core under compression by the shell. The shell is formed of cups, hemispheres, segments, or the like, 4, 5, with joints 6, 7, which overlap, as shown in Fig. 2, before the dies 8, 9 exert pressure upon the core, and thereby prevent extrusion of the core material between the edges of the segments of the shell. In Fig. 3 segments 4<a>, 5<a> with butt joints are shown. The edges of the segments may previously be cemented or otherwise prepared for adhesion or welding under pressure, and the dies may be heated. The compression of the ball is maintained while the shell cools and hardens, so that the core may be held under permanent compression.
Patent GB-190301614-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drills for Mining Purposes.
Inventor: TONGE JAMES
Filed: 1903-01-23
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 1614. Tonge, J. Jan. 23. Rock drills.-Relates particularly to drills for boring holes in coal for blasting-cartridges. The drill a is tubular, and has cutters b, c formed on the end, projecting beyond the inner and outer surfaces to secure clearance for the drill. Spiral ridges f to carry away dÚbris from the cutters b, c are formed by cutting and bending parts of the tube, as shown in Fig. 3. The ridges may be formed by a continuous spiral f fixed to the tube, as shown in Fig. 5. For making deep holes, drills are made in sections a, Fig. 5, having interlocking parts d, h.
Patent GB-190301770-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing Machines.
Inventor: MICHAUD JULES
Filed: 1903-01-24
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 1770. Michaud, J. Jan, 24. Set-off, preventing.-Relates to means for adjusting the speed of the winding-up roll for the setoff web of a printing-machine. The winding-up roll 4, Fig. 1, is actuated, as usual, by cylinders 5, 6 driven from a shaft 7 provided with a pulley 8 connected by a belt to a driving-pulley 9. The belt is maintained taut by a jockey pulley 10, and either the pulley 8 or the pulley 9 is made expanding. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the pulley 8 is made in four segments 13, which are movably bolted to a plate 14 keyed on the shaft 7, and are grooved to receive dovetailed projections on a quadrangular pyramid 11 adjustable along the shaft 7 by means of a screw 16 and a handwheel 18.
Patent GB-190307566-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fireproof Building Blocks or Slabs.
Inventor: DOBSON JOHN
Filed: 1903-04-01
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 7566. Dobson, J. April 1. Building-blocks; slabs. - Fireproof blocks or slabs A for walls, partitions, and the like are formed with a V-shaped groove B around their edges and are connected together, preferably by metallic dowel pins C. The slabs are preferably made of a mixture of breeze, cement, and slag.
Patent GB-190308865-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Arrangement of Indicator or "Telegraph Board" for Sports and the like
Inventor: MACRAE KENNETH
Filed: 1903-04-20
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 8865. MacRae, K. April 20. Indicating announcements and races at agricultural shows, horse shows, race meetings, athletic sports, &c. A frame is pivotally mounted on a bed-plate so that it can be revolved in any required direction. A suitable number of openings or panels are provided in the face of the frame, through which required words or numerals can be exposed. A band of cloth d, Fig. 4, upon which suitable words or numerals are marked, is placed behind each opening. Each band of cloth is mounted on an upper roller d<1> and a lower roller d<2>, and is operated by a cord f passing over suitable pulleys. Each cord f passes through guides, such as a<2>, Fig. 4, and then through guides in the lower part of the frame, and is kept tight at the lower end by a pulley h and a weight shown in Fig. 6. As the cord f is pulled from one roller and the band d wound thereon, the other part of the cord f is wound on to the opposite roller, from which the band d is being unwound.
Patent GB-190310516-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Supporting Tiles in Position during Firing.
Inventor: WOOD AMBROSE EDWARD
Filed: 1903-05-08
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 10,516. Wood, A. E., and Blizzard, A. E. May 8. Pottery; tiles, burning. Tiles c are stacked in pairs back to back, and are maintained in position, with spaces between the faces, during the firing operation in the kiln, by tapered pins or plugs b dropped into holes in cover-plates or supports a formed with bearing-ribs a'.
Patent GB-190316591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Displacers for Drying Cylinders.
Inventor: SMITH SAMUEL
Filed: 1903-07-28
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 16,591. Smith, S. July 28. Rollers or cylinders.- Steam-heated cylinders are drained by the pressure of the steam in them, whether in motion or at rest, the water of condensation being forced up the pipe I, into the annular chamber H of the collar F, and thence through the perforations E to the chamber A, fixed opposite, and communicating with, the open end of the hollow shaft D, which forms an exit for the water. A weight J is affixed to the tube I.
Patent GB-190321600-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Billiard and Bagatelle or like Tables
Inventor: SISSON STEPHEN ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-10-08
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 21,600. Sisson, S. A. Oct. 8. Billiards, bagatelle, and like games.-Tables for billiards, bagatelle, &c. are constructed with the spot marks, pocket mouths, &c., formed of a yielding or elastic material, to prevent the cloth from being injured owing to the ball being continually placed thereon. A hole a, Figs. 2 and 3, is drilled at the required position in the table or slate bed b, and an elastic cushion c is placed in the hole a, which is slightly tapered at its lower edge. The cushion c is secured by plastering, cementing, &c., and is preferably formed of three concentric layers c<1>, c<11>, c<111>, which, when vulcanized, are of different degrees of hardness, and which are bevelled by filling or rasping, The layer c<1> is of soft rubber, the layer c<111> of very hard rubber or vulcanite, and the layer c" of intermediate hardness. The spot cushions may be made of more than three layers. The elastic cushions may be replaced by pegs or studs of cork, which may be acted on by springs. Similar cushions may be applied to other parts of the table, as for instance, the mouths of the pockets.
Patent GB-190324516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Receiving or Detecting and Recording Apparatus for Telegraphic and other Electrical purposes
Inventor: ARMSTRONG JAMES TARBOTTON
Filed: 1903-11-11
Granted: 1905-01-11
Abstract: 24,516. Armstrong, J. T., and Orling, A. Nov. 11. Telegraphs.-Relates to electro-capillary apparatus for detecting small differences of potential or weak currents, and to its application to telegraphic purposes, including the production of a photographic record. Mercury e is contained in the capillary end of a tube a which has a sharp bend at b and is flattened. An air space g separates the mercury e from mercury h in the upper part of the tube. The air space forms a cushion for the capillary movements, the pressure of the air being controlled by adjusting the height of the mercury reservoir i. The capillary end of the tube dips into dilute acid c in a vessel d also containing mercury. Electric contact is made at f, and through a tube filled with mercury which dips into the vessel d. The tube o may have a drop of dilute acid dividing the contained mercury. The normal position of the meniscus is in the centre of the horizontal part of the capillary tube, and by means of a source of light, a condenser, and lenses or prisms, its movements are recorded in magnified form on a photographic strip or read off on a scale. The apparatus may shunt a resistance ia a telegraphic tircuit, the transmitter preferably earthing the line after each signal. A depression or nick to check oscillations may take the place of the bend b. A condenser may shunt the apparatus. In wireless systems, the apparatus is connected to points of the roceiving-system where a potential difference is set up by the received signals, either directly or indirectly.
Patent GB-190325759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pulleys or Wheels.
Inventor: PAGE SYDNEY ELLIOTT
Filed: 1903-11-25
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 25,759. Page, S. E., [Salomon, J.]. Nov. 25. Pulleys.-Grooved or flat pulleys are made from parts stamped cold out of sheet metal. The parts A, B have grooves D for the reception of the split ring E, and are locked together by bending the grooves and ring, as shown in Fig. 5, preferably in such a manner that the grooves bear against the bases of the flanges C and lie flat against the sides of the pulley.
Patent GB-190401891-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Golf Clubs.
Inventor: BYNG ARTHUR HERVEY
Filed: 1904-01-25
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 1891. Byng, A. H. Jan. 25. Golf.-To render a golf club resilient, its head a, Fig. 1, is formed with a recess e, and in front of this is fixed a number of spring plates b<1>, b<2>, b<3>, b<4>, b<5>, of graduated sizes, soldered together. The head is provided with a vulcanized fibre face c. In a modified form, all the plates are stamped out at their centres, except the front plate b<5>. The plates are secured to the head by pins d.
Patent GB-190412867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Umbrellas.
Inventor: BLAKE ERNEST JOHN
Filed: 1904-06-07
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 12,867. Blake, E. J. June 7. Joint covers.-A notched rubber ring g in a cup g<1> is lifted up to the cover j as the umbrella is opened, and forms, with the rubber disc d outside the cover, a waterproof j o i n t enclosing and protecting the topnotch p. The disc d is preferably secured by the detachable tip k. The ring g, which, as the umbrella is closed, is forced down by a spring o, is lifted by the runner c engaging with a disc n connected to the cup g<1> by rods m, or by a sleeve if this sleeve is attached to the runner c, the spring o may be omitted.
Patent GB-190414200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Means of Raising and Lowering Railway Carriage and other Sash Windows and Shutters.
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIAM FREDERICK
Filed: 1904-06-23
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 14,200. Williams, W. F. June 23. Windows and window-shutters for road vehicles are operated by rocking and pulling a handle on a horizontal slider. The sash is suspended by a cord 3 winding on to a drum 4 journalled in a plate 6 fixed to the garnish rail 7, and is balanced by a coiled spring 8 in the drum which is operated by a handle 19 on a horizontal slider 16, a rack 15, and a pinion 14 on the drum axle 5. The inner end of the spring is engaged by a stud axle 9, capable of rotation for tension-adjustment, and held in place by screws 12 through the head end 11. A hollow handle 19, pivoted at 20, contains a spring- pressed bolt 28, the duplex end of which may engage either the upper or the lower toothed edges of a slot 32 in the plate 6. The spaced edges of the slot between the various teeth are inclined outwards as shown at a, Fig. 2. The handle is held in the engaging or mid-position by the opposing springs 21, 22, but can be rocked in order to slide the bolt 28 up the inclines and on to the smooth part of the plate 6, after which the slides can be slid along to raise or lower the window. As an alternative, the slider may carry a spring-pressed button to engage with countersunk holes in the plate 6. The cord 3 is adjustably attached to the sash bracket 52, Fig. 6, by a tubular screw 53 engaged by a nut 54. The screw is internally threaded to grip the cord 3, and has external flats embraced by a forked plate 56 to prevent rotation. As a rain and draught excluder, a closely-fitting, S-section pivoted strip 44, constructed and mounted as described in Specification No. 4024, A.D. 1904, and working in a groove 43 in the outer face of the sash rail 2, drops over the fence rail 40 when the window is closed.
Patent GB-190414878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Umbrellas and the like
Inventor: NEWMAN EBENEZER
Filed: 1904-07-02
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 14,878. Newman, E. July 2. Top-notches; runners; holding closed and open.- The notches E, Figs. 1 and 3, are mounted to revolve upon inner tubes C, provided with shoulders D to keep them in position. The upper inner tube is secured to the stick, and its notch has a projecting portion upon which is a screw thread B to receive a screwed cap, shown in Fig. 2, for protecting the rosette. The inner tube C of the runner is provided with bayonet cuts F, with recesses which engage with pins upon the stick.
Patent GB-190423133-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spectacles
Inventor: LOEW WILHELM
Filed: 1904-10-27
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 23,133. L÷w, W. Oct. 27. Spectacles.-The joints of the temples with the bows are constructed so as to allow them to open wide, and a spring is provided at the joint to cause the temples to clasp the head of the wearer automatically when released. In the joint shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the bow a has a lug a<1> to which a similar lug on the end of the temple c is jointed by a pin d. A small cylindrical casing e attached to the bow contains a spiral spring actuating a pin f, which is prevented from leaving the case by means of a stud engaging in a slot in the casing. The pin f presses against a piece c<1> attached to the temple, so that, when the spectacles are opened, the spring is compressed, and when the temples are released, the spring presses the arm c<1> and causes the temples to clasp the head. In a modified joint, shown in Fig. 3, a spring h, secured to the bow, permits the temples to. be opened to an ample extent, but presses against them when the temples are released.
Patent GB-190425318-A (GB)
Title: A Process of Producing Photo-mechanically Engraved Printing Rollers, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: STARK JOSEPH HENRY
Filed: 1904-11-21
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 25,318. Stark, J. H., and Barcus, C. G. Nov. 21. Producing surfaces for photo-mechanical printing. -In a process for preparing printing-rollers, the flat photographic plate and the sensitized peripheral surface of the metallic roller are brought into physical contact with each other in narrow longitudinal sections, while moving them slowly so that the whole surfaces of the plate and roller shall eventually be brought in contact, the light falling in narrow line-like rays parallel to the contacting sections. Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional elevations on planes at right-angles to each other. The shaft e of the roller E is supported by trunnion screws c', and carries rough wheels e<1> engaging with roughened strips d' cn the underside of the frame D, sliding in bearings b in the casing B. The frame D carries on strips d<5> the negative F, and has an opening to allow the fixed light box h, carried by the frame H, to press upon the negative while the latter, with the frame D, is moved over the roller E. This is effected by rotating the wheel d
 on the screw d, which engages the threaded projection d' of the frame D. The bearings of the shaft e are carried by the frame C, so that the roller E may be adjusted in contact with the plate F by the wheel c<3> and screws c, passing through the casing B.
Patent GB-190425771-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pump Valves.
Inventor: ARENDT OTTO HENRY CHARLES
Filed: 1904-11-26
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 25,771. Arendt, O. H. C. Nov. 28, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Pump valves.-A discoidal valve of soft rubber &c. is provided with a central metal bearing-piece or double-coned thimble c of the form shown.
Patent GB-190427265-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tie-retainer.
Inventor: HANNAY ALEXANDER LIDDERDALE
Filed: 1904-12-14
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 27,265. Hannay, A. L. Dec. 14. Necktie retainers.-A piece of wire is bent so as to provide at each end a gap b to receive the collar and a hook or beak d to go over the top of the tie. A loop f or, in a modification, an arch is formed to go over the shank of the stud.
Patent GB-190428172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: FIELDING JOHN
Filed: 1904-12-23
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 28,172. Fielding, J. Dec. 23. Gas and like engines, valves for, and preventing premature ignition in. The exhaust valve is of usual form, but has a hollow spindle to accommodate the spindle of the inlet valve I, which is cylindrical and is seated on the exhaust valve. The inlet valve has a tubular extension K of slightly-red u c e d diameter which passes lightly through a bushing attached to the inlet branch. The power required to lift the exhaust valve is reduced by this construction as the surface exposed to pressure is small, and the valves are kept cool owing to the small surface exposed to the hot gases. The tubular extension of inlet valve may form a valve controlling air and gas inlet ports, the air port being opened first to prevent premature ignition.
Patent GB-190501715-A (GB)
Title: Improvements applicable to Outside Seats for Tramcars and other Situations Exposed to the Weather
Inventor: SEDGWICK HARRY
Filed: 1905-01-28
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 1715. Sedgwick, H. Jan. 28. Seats.-A dry seat for use in parks, gardens, and other exposed places consists of three surfaces a, Figs. 1 and 2, formed of wooden slats in the form of an equilateral triangle and mounted upon a shaft b adapted to rotate in bearings in the fixed frame c, so that any one of three sitting-surfaces can be brought to the top for use. The seat is held in position by a spring e which presses on a triangular plate d fixed to one end of the shaft b, but gives way sufficiently to enable the seat to be turned. Three zinc plates i extend from the corners of the seats a to the shaft b, so as to form a trough under each sitting-surface to catch water that may trickle through. At the front and rear of the frames c are fixed rails j to obviate the tendency of the weight of the person to turn the seat. In a modification, Figs. 4 and 5, the seats consist of wooden plates a', and are held in any one of the positions for sitting by two engaging plates or cams f, g, the former of which is fixed to the seat frame and the latter to a sliding rod acted on by a coil spring h. In another modification, the seat may be held in position by means of a disk provided with three notches in its edge.
Patent GB-190502626-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Receptacle or Vessel for use in Supplying Disinfectant in a Simple and Economical Manner to the Water Discharges or Flushes from Cisterns of Water Closets and the like.
Inventor: SOUTHERST JOHN
Filed: 1905-02-09
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 2626. Southerst, J. Feb. 9. Water-waste preventers.-A non- porous vessel or glass bottle a, Fig. 1, containing disinfectant, such as potassium permanganate, is placed in the flushing - cistern of a closet. The bottle a has round it projections d, the tips of which are filed off, leaving holes c; or the perforations may be made by slotting or drilling or in the processes of blowing or moulding. The bottle has a wide mouth which may be left open or provided with a cover f with a small perforation g. The inflowing water fills the bottle through the apertures g, c, and the contents of the bottle, impregnated with disinfectant, are discharged at each flush to the level of the apertures c. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 11,440, A.D. 1893, and No. 13,716, A.D. 1894.]
Patent GB-190507980-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Life Saving Apparatus
Inventor: WILLIAMS JOHN PUGHE
Filed: 1905-04-14
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 7980. Williams, J. P. April 14. Grapnels.-Relates to life-saving apparatus of the type in which a grapnel is fitted within a portable line reel. The reel a is fitted with an inner telescopic tube b containing the grapnel d, the shank of which is so proportioned that the end portion of the line c fits tightly between it and the tube b. The tube b is thus normally prevented from sliding out, but, when the grapnel is withdrawn by means of the ring f, it is able to do so, and then serves as a handle upon which the reel a can freely rotate. A float may be attached to the grapnel, if desired.
Patent GB-190509806-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Developing and Fixing Photographic Plates.
Inventor: PETRIE EDWARD ROSELL
Filed: 1905-05-10
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 9806. Petrie, E. R. May 10, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 2901.] Developing; fixing; washing; trays and dishes ; dark slides; rocking-apparatus ; sensitized plates.-A tank in which plates may be developed, washed, fixed or dyed is provided wit h a weighted curved base, and with non-actinic glass panels in the sides. The d a r k slide is provided with a sliding endpiece h which may be withdrawn after the dark slide is fitted to the top of the tank, which is also fitted with a slide d. The plate is forced by a spring g<3> into grooves a<7> in the tank. The base a<2> of the tank is curved to serve as a rocker, and has a weight a<3> of lead or other material let into it. The liquids for treatment of the plate are introduced through the tube a<5>, which is closed by a stopper b. Glass panels c of ruby or other non-actinic glass allow the action on the plate to be observed.