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Patent GB-190211560-A (GB)
Title: Improved Playing Attachment for Musical Instruments.
Inventor: BIRKBECK HENRY
Filed: 1902-05-21
Granted: 1902-08-07
Abstract: 11,560. Birkbeck, H., [Ludwig, J. H., and Ericsson, C. A.]. May 21. Automatic instruments.-Relates to means for automatically playing keyboard instruments by vacuum. A motor 5 operates tune-sheet rolls 3, 4 by means of clutches for rolling and re-rolling the tune sheet, which is thus moved over a tracker board 1. Some of the ports 2 in the tracker board operate key strikers 12, while others 44 lead to accentuation controllers, of which six are shown at 78. The key strikers are actuated by bellows 17, to which the vacuum is admitted through a valve 28, which opens when air is admitted from the tracker board through a tube 24 to a space behind a diaphragm 22. The vacuum in the tube 49 then unseats a valve 40, and reaches the bellows 17. The accentuation controllers consist of valves which exhaust chambers 36 behind diaphragms 35, and thus open the valves 40 to a greater extent than when the note holes act alone, and so cause a higher degree of exhaustion in the bellows 17. The tube 49 leads to a tube 50, which connects to a vacuum device 52, 59, 67, which is connected to the main exhaust by a tube 76 and performs the duties of (1) distributing the vacuum to the controllers through a tube 77, to the key strikers throueh the tube 50, and to the tracker board through a tube 104 ; (2) ensuring that the tracker board shall be exhausted before the tube 49, when the instrument starts playing, thus closing the valves 28, which would otherwise open by their weight; (3) enabling the degree of exhaustion to be regulated in the various parts by means of the handle 88 and spring 87, thus controlling the volume of sound. The vacuum in the motor is similarly influenced, so as to regulate the speed, by means of a handle 102, spring 107, and valve apparatus 95.
Patent GB-190213662-A (GB)
Title: Car Wheels
Inventor: KILLIAN GEORGE
Filed: 1902-06-16
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 13,662. Killian, G. June 16. Wheels. - Two abutting discs 1, 2, fast on the axle, are recessed, as shown, to receive the portion 6 of the tyre 3, which is secured by bolts 5. The inner disc 1 is of smaller diameter than the disc 2, while the tyre is correspondingly thicker at the part which bears on the rail.
Patent GB-190213752-A (GB)
Title: A Machine for Sorting Articles According to Size
Inventor: SPEISER HENRI
Filed: 1902-06-17
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 13,752. Speiser, H. June 17. Separating or sorting machines.- The machine is designed for sorting oranges or articles of regular form. The articles are fed through an adjustable opening I, above the inclined table 13, to a pivoted shutter 16. When one of a series of troughs 1 is brought opposite the shutter 16, the latter is oscillated into the position shown in dotted lines, and discharges the articles into the trough. The troughs are intermittently carried upwards by the endless sprocket chains 3, and then downwards through a series of adjustable sorting-openings II, III, &c. of successively decreasing width. The sorted articles are discharged by ejectors 32, operated simultaneously by a rod 34, into the collecting-hoppers 29. In the arrangement shown, the openings are formed by stationary bars 42 and the ejectors 32. Various modifications of this arrangement are described, in which are employed two stationary bars with a distinct ejecting-device, or two bars adapted to be periodically moved away from one another, allowing the sorted articles to fall upon an inclined shutter or sliding drawer, brought at the proper moment beneath the aperture. For feeding certain fruits, the table 13 is formed with ribs to gather the fruit in a number of channels.
Patent GB-190214754-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Taking, Viewing, Projecting and Reproducing Photographs of Movable Objects.
Inventor: SAGL ANTON
Filed: 1902-07-02
Granted: 1902-08-21
Abstract: 14,754. Sagl, A. July 2. Magic - lantern apparatus; stereoscopes; graphoscopes. - Relates to arrangements of reflectors to secure uniform illumination and prevent quiver in kinematographic pictures, and is applicable both to projecting and taking pictures, and also to viewing pictures directly as in a graphoscope or in a stereoscope. Reference is made to Specification No. 10,603, A.D. 1897. In projecting-apparatus, a single source of light is used to illuminate two series of pictures, and one lens. One arrangement is shown in Fig. 3. Two semicircular mirrors a, e rotate on axes c so that they alternately reflect the rays of light from the source p and allow them to pass. The light from p is at one time reflected from the moving mirror e, passes through the picture d, and is reflected from the fixed mirror b into the lens o; at another time, it is reflected from the fixed mirror f through the picture d and then, by the moving mirror a, into the lens o. In modifications, both mirrors a, e are mounted on a single axis, and lie either in the same planes or in parallel planes.
Patent GB-190214772-A (GB)
Title: Liquid Starting Apparatus for Electromotors.
Filed: 1902-07-02
Granted: 1902-08-28
Abstract: 14,772. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges.]. July 2. Rheostats.-Relates to liquid starting-resistances for electric motors which resistances are of the class described in Specification No. 1843, A.D. 1888, in which heating of the liquid is reduced by circulating it between the starting-vessels and separate receptacles. The apparatus comprises three flat starting-vessels g, provided with overflow pipes r, which discharge the liquid through a branched pipe s into a tank b, from which it is raised by a pump k and forced through a branched pipe d back into the vessels g. The dipping- electrodes f are connected together by a rod h, moving in suitable guides. They are of flatlyconical form, each being composed of thin radial bars, placed on edge and fixed to a thin outer ring, the inner ends being attached to a small shallow vessel v, the bottom of which may be perforated, and over which are arranged the orifices of the pipes d. The liquid is circulated continuously, whatever the position of the electrodes.
Patent GB-190215237-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Desks.
Inventor: MAUCHAIN ARMAND
Filed: 1902-07-08
Granted: 1903-07-08
Abstract: 15,237. Mauchain, A. July 8. School desks and seats; desks. -In a desk for office and school use, the table t and seat e are supported on standards a, connected together by boards b forming the back of the seat and boards c, m, which may be used as shelves for books &c. The seat e is mounted on pivots, so that it may be raised against the back b. The table t is hinged to the front to bars g pivoted at i to the standards a and connected by a cross-bar h. Each bar g carries a curved rack k, formed with projecting teeth, and can be secured in an adjusted position by bringing brackets carried by a bar l into engagement with the teeth. The bar l is pivoted to the cross-bar m, and is turned by means of a handle to bring the brackets into engagement or disengagement with the teeth ; or the bar l may be formed in two parts, each pivoted to the bar m and connected with each other by a pin-and-slot coupling. At the back, the table t is supported by racks r connected by a cross-piece s. The teeth on the racks are engaged by pawls t<1> pivoted to a cross-piece u to secure the back end of the table in an adjusted position, or means similar to the bar l may be employed for engaging the racks. Stops are provided to limit the movement of the front and back of the table. In a modification, the parts are arranged so that the racks are straight, instead of being curved. Shields are provided on the racks r to prevent the teeth from catching in clothing &c.
Patent GB-190219918-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil Filters
Inventor: BROWN CHARLES WATKINSON
Filed: 1902-09-12
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 19,918. Brown, C. W., [Warden, W. F.]. Sept. 12. Filtering oils; straining liquids; settling.-The vessel D for waste lubricating-oil is mounted in a tank B containing water, which is heated by a steam coil. The oil flows from the vessel D to a tank A underneath through a pipe K, on the upper end of which is secured a perforated cage surrounded by cloth, and containing, if desired, waste Q and a strainer P over the inlet to the pipe K. Within the vessel D is a removable pan having a flange J, with which the filter cage makes joint when in place. In the lower part of the tank A is a body of water into which the oil is discharged by spreading-plates L. Beneath the false bottom of the tank A is a second steam coil.
Patent GB-190300858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Paint Spraying Apparatus.
Inventor: KRAUTZBERGER ALBERT
Filed: 1903-01-13
Granted: 1903-05-07
Abstract: 858. Krautzberger, A. Jan. 13. Painting.-Relates to a spraying-apparatus for paint. The paint receptacle a is open at the top, and its bottom slopes downwards to a conical paint nozzle b. The size of the orifice is regulated by a needle c attached by an arm d to a sliding rod e. The compressed air issues from an annular nozzle k surrounding the nozzle b. The air supply is regulated by a slide valve m operated by the rod e simultaneously with the paint supply. The Specification describes two forms of mechanism for operating the air-supply valve. In Fig. 1, r represents the air-supply pipe, and p the ports through which the air passes to the nozzle k. The valve m, which controls the ports p, is mounted on a spindle n having a roller o on its upper end. A cam surface on the part h connecting the slide i to the rod e engages the roller o and operates the valve m. The valve m and the slide i are returned to their normal positions closing the supplies of air and paint, by the springs q, s respectively. The spring s is fitted in a cavity in the handle t closed by a hinged cover u. In the other form described, the air-supply pipe r and the valve m are arranged within the handle t, and the part h operates the valve m by direct pressure on the rod n. A single spring on the valve rod corresponding to the spring q in Fig. 1 serves to shut off the supply both of paint and air as soon as the pressure of the finger is removed from the part h. The rod e slides in grooves in the top of the receptacle a ; a special forked support v may also be employed. The various parts are made to screw together to facilitate cleaning.
Patent GB-190301420-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: MILLER CHARLES
Filed: 1903-01-20
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 1420. Miller, C. Jan. 20. Tyres, pneumatic; felloes or rims.-Relates to pneumatic tyres formedin sections which can be separately attached to the wheel rim and separately inflated. In the form shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 5, the inner air chambers 5 are enclosed in covers 6, of which the ribbed edges13 engage under the inturned edges 15 of clamping-plates 3 secured to the rim 1 by radial screws 22 at the ends and transverse bolts 19 aboutthe middle. The bolts 19 pass through holes 18 in one of the flanges 16 of the plates 3 and through the rim, to screw into bosses 21 on the other flange 16. The air chambers have nipples 7 provided with inflating-valves 8 which, when the caps 9 have been removed, allow the air chambers to be inflated, either simultaneously by means of nipples 11 connected to a tube 10, or separately In a modification, the inner chambers are dispensed with, and the covers are formed as air chambers and are provided with inflating-valves.
Patent GB-190304246-A (GB)
Title: Signalling Apparatus for Mines.
Filed: 1903-02-23
Granted: 1903-04-09
Abstract: 4246. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges.]. Feb. 23. Signals for use in mining; signals, electric-bell.- Electric signalling, apparatus for mines is so arranged that the signals transmitted between the working, or bottom of the shaft, and the mouth of the shaft are repeated in the engine-room. A second signalling-device is arranged between the mouth of the shaft and the engine-room for the purpose of instructing the engineer when to act upon the signals transmitted by the first apparatus. Transmitting-instruments g<1>, g<2> at the working A and the mouth B are arranged in parallel with each other, and in series with receivers b<1>, b<2>, b<3> at the working, the mouth, and the engine-room c respectively. A wire l leads from the battery e to the receivers, and, by operating one of the receiver handles k, a current may be transmitted through either of the three wires l<1>, l<2>, l<3> and through the receivers, which are arranged on the three-magnet system, so as to give a signal. In the engine-room is arranged a second signalling-apparatus a, preferably a singlestroke bell. This apparatus is part of the circuit of the battery e, and is operated upon closing the circuit by means of a key or transmitter d at the mouth of the shaft.
Patent GB-190304955-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Venting of Various Receptacles.
Inventor: MADELEY THOMAS
Filed: 1903-03-03
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 4955. Madeley, T. March 3. Venting. -Relates to means for venting cans for containing petrol &c. The plug C has a right-angled vent hole A, and screws into a piece B, which is soldered into an aperture in the upper part of the can &c. The vent hole may be closed by screwing down the plug C, so that the leather washer D bears against the piece B. The plug C is burred over at the end C' to prevent its loss.
Patent GB-190306713-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversible or Turn-over Seats for Out-door Use.
Inventor: HENDERSON CHARLES EDWIN
Filed: 1903-03-23
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 6713. Henderson, C. E. March 23. Seat and seat backs.-Relates to a device for protecting exposed seats, such as those on the outside of omnibuses. Seat flaps b are mounted on axles c between the end frames a, and, when not in use, rest, as shown in Fig. 1, with their upper surfaces protected. Toothed segments d on one end of each of the axles c gear with others e pivoted to the frame and connected by links f with a slide g on a vertical rod h. The rod h is furnished with a spring m, placed between a stop n and the slide g. A pin g<1> carried by the slide works in an angular slot i<1> in a plate i, the plate i being fixed to a pivoted bar k which, with the aid of a similar bar at the other end of the frame, supports the back l. When the bar h is pushed over to either side, the pin g<1> is forced down one side of the slot i<1>, whereby the pinions d are rotated and the flaps b brought down to form the seat. When an occupant quits the seat, the spring m forces the pin g' to the upper part of the slot i<1>, causing the bar h to return to its central position and the flaps b to their reversed position. Plates o fixed to the lower inner side of each flap b assist the closing of the flaps when brought into use.
Patent GB-190311973-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Subaqueous Tunnels.
Inventor: LAKE SIMON
Filed: 1903-05-26
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 11,973. Lake, S. May 26. Tunnels and tunnelling.-Relates to the system of construction of subaqueous tunnels, in which tubular lengths, closed by temporary bulkheads, are floated out and sunk in position across the waterway. The tubular lengths are constructed of a metal shell a with internal and external ribs b, c and concrete &c. lining. Each section is made with a flaring end a' to fit over the cylindrical end of the adjacent section on to which it is drawn hy suitable tackle 24 in the first instance, and then by the end-long pressure induced by exhausting the water from between the bulkheads 14 by means of a pump 11 and suitable valved openings 15. When the joint is made, the bulkheads are removed and concrete is forced under the ring a' through the valve 20 and the concrete lining finished. Parallel sections of the tunnels are connected by trapezoidal trusses h, which may be tied together by longitudinal membersj. The sections are floated out and guided during sinking by guys worked from floats. A trench is dredged in the waterway and piled with rows of piles F for their reception. Preferably, the work starts from the centre of the river and is continued shorewards on both sides, the trench being dredged and piled in sections and the dredgings from one section used to cover the previously-laid portion. The sections have vertical man-way pipes k, each provided at the bottom with an upwardly-opening door n, which will close automatically to prevent ingress of water if the pipe is carried away. The central sections of the tunnels are provided with larger tubes, having similar safety doors, and carrying a working platform r with derrick, power plant, &c. thereon. The vertical shafts are removed when the tunnel is completed.
Patent GB-190313226-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Enclosed Electric Arc Lamps
Inventor: HAMILTON-ADAMS THOMAS
Filed: 1903-06-12
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 13,226. Adams, T. Hamilton-. June 12. Arc lamps. - A large cooling surface for an enclosed lamp is provided by a long tube closed at its upper end and opening, at its lower end, through the base-plate into the globe. The tube c passes through the solenoid d and encloses the armature clutch e and the upper carbon, which is fed by gravity to the fixed carbon. The globe f is hermetically sealed to the base - plate a by means of the ring g, which encloses the neck of the globe and carries a series of pivoted bolts h with the thumb-nuts i designed to engage slots j in the plate a. The carbons are held by the holders l, m, the upper end n of m being enlarged and sliding in the tube c.
Patent GB-190315864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Disinfecting Candles or Torches.
Filed: 1903-07-17
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 15,864. Lake, H. H., [Parke, Davis, & Co.]. July 17. Candles. -A disinfecting-candle is formed of a block A of sulphur or the like, having one or more sheet wicks B<1> which may be arranged vertically, horizontally, or, as shown in Fig. 4, obliquely. In e a c h case, the wicks project from the side of the block away from the top, so that when ignited, the flame will strike against the body of the sulphur &c., and ignite it. The block is rabbeted at the edges E to facilitate the burning of the wick and to house the projecting portion of the wick during transport. It is preferably set in a dish D which confines the melted sulphur.
Patent GB-190320212-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bunsen Burners for Incandescent Lighting and Heating Purposes.
Inventor: MOELLER JULIUS
Filed: 1903-09-19
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 20,212. Moeller, J. Sept. 19. Incandescent gas lamps.- A burner producing an annular flame, and allowing the use of two cylindrical open-topped mantles s, t, is provided with a central air supply which is deflected away from the lower end of the inner mantle, the burner, as far as the air-injecting parts are concerned, being similar to that described in Specification No. 20,211 bearing the same date. The air supply to the lower end a of the bunsen tube f is preferably admitted vertically between the horizontal arms b, and the central air supply passes to the cup formed by the inner wall h of the annular burner g by tubes i, which also serve to centre and secure the wall h. The air ascends between the arms l, and issues from the open top of a cone k, by which it is deflected away from the lower end of the inner mantle t.
Patent GB-190320663-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Railway Signals and the like.
Inventor: MILLER HENRY VALENTINE
Filed: 1903-09-25
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 20,663. Miller, H. V. Sept. 25. Semaphore and lamp signals. - A semaphore signal is placed before a light background, which is illuminated by daylight or by a lamp. The semaphore, shown in cross-section at F, is carried at its centre by a short shaft D, which turns in bearings mounted at the centre of a glass disc C, carried in a h a l f - spherical casing A. The semaphore is weighted so that normally it rests on a stop in a horizontal position ; it may be turned by a pulley G on the shaft and a core movable by a solenoid H. The casing contains a lamp B, and is closed in front by a clear glass disc K. The disc C may be of opal glass or the like ; or it may be of clear glass, the inside of the casing A being enamelled white.
Patent GB-190320681-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bee Feeder
Inventor: WILKES ARTHUR HOWARD
Filed: 1903-09-26
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 20,681. Wilkes, A. H. Sept. 26. Bee-feeders. - The food-container fits upon a foundation or base and is provided with a domed lid and with interchangeable slow and rapid feeders, the supply of food, in the case of the slow-feeder, being regulated and the outlets cleared by means of valves, which can be operated without disturbing the container. Fig. 7 shows a section through the container C fitted with a rapidfeeder. The removable bottom H fits upon the flanged base shown in Fig. 2. The aperture h<1> is fitted with a cylinder J having serrated surfaces, to assist the bees in climbing, and held in place by projections k3 on a cap K, which is provided with apertures k<1> and a glass top k<2>. Fig. 3 shows the slow-feeder, which may be fitted on to the container C in place of the bottom H. It is provided with one or more perforations b<2>, each furnished with a valve E (preferably of the pointed screw-down type), the spindle e<1> of which reaches above the syrup M. The domed lid fits over the top of the container. In some cases, the lid may fit airtight and the valves remain open. A gauge may be marked on the interior of the container.
Patent GB-190322875-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process and Apparatus for Intimately Mixing Milk and other Fluids.
Inventor: GAULIN AUGUSTE
Filed: 1903-10-22
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 22,875. Gaulin, A. Nov. 15, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D 1901]. Moving-beater apparatus.-In a modification of the invention described in Specification No. 18,249, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Pumps &c.], a preliminary mixing of milk, oils, fatty bodies, butter, and the like, for cattle and other food, is effected by a mixer or churn to which the materials are fed by means of sets of force pumps. A rotating shaft 4 carrying rigid beaters 5, which work between circular rows of projections 2 on the interior of the case 1, passes down the case and effects the mixing of the materials supplied through the tube 6. A spring safety cock 10, a tube 13 connected to a pressure gauge, and an exit tube 15 containing a fine mixing- strainer 32, as in the prior Specification, also open into the case. The pumps and shaft are started simultaneously, and, to ensure uniform pressure, a reservoir is placed between the pumps and the inlet.
Patent GB-190325154-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Rotary Engines.
Inventor: FRANZEN FRANS AUGUST
Filed: 1903-11-18
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 25,154. FranzÚn, F. A., and Fahlbeck, P. E. Dec. 19, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Revolving-cylinder type of rotary steam engine. A rotary frame b carries three intersecting cylinders c each containing a piston f connected by a crank-pin m to a disc l adapted to rotate on an eccentric shaft L. The frame and disc are proportioned so that when they rotate the pistons reciprocate in their cylinders. A steam pipe B is connected to a disc valve x so that steam is supplied to the cylinders at the beginning of each stroke through ports x<1>. The crank-pins are provided with spring packing q and the crank-pin slots d have faced flanges d<1> to prevent leakage. The crank-pins may be fitted with adjustable sleeves. The engine is reversed by setting the valve to the right or left of the vertical.