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Patent GB-189702415-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chimney Tops.
Inventor: OTTENS JOHANN
Filed: 1897-01-29
Granted: 1898-01-29
Abstract: 2415. Ottens, J., and Elsenbusch, G. Jan. 29. Chimney t o p s .- Apertures are cut in the chimney top A, which may be of polygonal or circular cross-section, each being provided with a flap E with rolled edges b which form a hinge-like connection with corresponding edges of the cover C. The bottoms of each opposite pair of flaps E are connected by a flexiblyarranged rod d. In calm weather, the flaps are all at an equal distance from the top, but, should a wind prevail, the flaps close the apertures on the weather side, allowing smoke to escape from the apertures on the lee side.
Patent GB-189703185-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Joint for Turnover Covers on Soup Dishes, Butter Dishes, Biscuit Boxes, Spirit Frames, and the like.
Inventor: NEWTON JOHN
Filed: 1897-02-06
Granted: 1898-01-08
Abstract: 3185. Newton, J. Feb. 6. Hinges for the lids or covers of soup tureens, butter dishes, biscuit boxes, spirit frames, &c. are formed to control the movement of the cover and counteract the effect of gravity by means of a frictional resistance. A tubular bearing A, Fig. 1, preferably split, is fixed on each side of the dish, and receives a sleeve I, Fig. 2, loose on a pin F, but prevented from turning in the bearing by a feather J. The cover is carried by an arm H on the pin. The end of the pin is screwed and a coiled spring inserted between the sleeve and an adjusting-nut L, setting up an adjustable frictional resistance between the outer face of the sleeve and the boss G. A cap E is screwed on the end of the bearing to keep the halves together. In a modification, the pin is continued past the boss G and rests in a second eye or bearing. The sleeve is replaced by an enlarged portion of the pin, and the spring is inserted between the cap and the end of the pin, friction occurring between the faces of the boss and the adjacent face of the outer bearing and the shoulder on the pin.
Patent GB-189711872-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Filter Presses.
Inventor: HILL JOHN
Filed: 1897-05-13
Granted: 1898-05-13
Abstract: 11,872. Hill, J. May 13. Filter-presses for treating p o t t e r s' clay, paraffin wax, yeast, sewage, &c. Between each pair of trays A is a plate J on each face of which is fixed or strung a wire mesh to carry the filtering-cloths, and to form spaces for the passage down the plate of the filtrate, which ultimately escapes by holes drilled edgewise into the bottom of the plate.
Patent GB-189717799-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gear Cases and in the Manufacture of the same.
Inventor: HUGHES JOSEPH HENRY
Filed: 1897-07-29
Granted: 1898-07-29
Abstract: 17,799. Hughes, J. H., and Musgrove, J. T. July 29. Guards.-Chain gear cases are constructed so that access to the driving-chain may be readily obtained without detaching the main body of the case. The case is formed of a flanged main portion A, a<1>, which is raised from sheet metal and forms the back and edges or frame of the case, and a celluloid &c. front preferably composed of two parts J, J<1>. Strips a<3> are fixed in the part A to form grooves to receive the edges of the front parts J, J<1>, which are secured in position by hooks n<3>, angle bars N, N', and screws n<2>, l<1>. A central longitudinal slot a<2> is cut in the main part A, and rails B are fitted to form separate compartments for the runs of the chain. Plates D are secured to the rear end of the main part A, and to them is fixed by screws h<2> the detachable rear end of the case. Guide-strips d<1>, f<2> are fixed to the plates D to receive slides E, F, recessed to fit around the driving-wheel hub. The slide E is provided with an end piece and wings e<1> to close the rear part of the casing. The gear case is fixed in position on the frame of the cycle &c. by transverse plates P and clips R, T. The clip R, Fig. 10, is formed of a U-shaped rod, the screwed end of which passes through slots in the plate P, and a distance-block S of suitable size to bring the case centrally over the driving-chain which it encloses.
Patent GB-189717854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Appliances for Gasometers.
Inventor: HACKING LEONARD ARTHUR
Filed: 1897-07-30
Granted: 1898-07-30
Abstract: 17,854. Hacking, L. A. July 30. Drawings to Specification. Gas holders.-Holders such as are used for storing acetylene gas &c. are provided with means for preventing escape of gas into the air when overcharged. One arrangement consists of a pipe which is normally sealed at its lower end by the water in the tank but which is opened when the bell rises above a certain level. Or a valve which is opened by coming into contact with a stoppiece may be arranged in the top of the bell. The escape pipe conveys the gas to a place of safety or to another holder.
Patent GB-189721570-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ball-cocks.
Inventor: JONES OWEN HUGH
Filed: 1897-09-21
Granted: 1897-11-20
Abstract: 21,570. Jones, O. H. Sept. 21. Ball and float valves.-The valve g has a spindle d projecting through the casing, the end of which engages with the end of the float lever h. The float lever is supported by a pin a<4> attached to two arms a<3> which also serve as guides, and has a slot h<1> and a fulcrum h<2> ; the fulcrum may, however, be arranged on the valve casing. The valve spindle extends into a chamber a<2>, within which it carries a retarding-piston f, by means of which water hammering is prevented as the valve closes and in cutting off communication between the supply pipe b and the outlet c. In a modification, the valve spindle is vertical and a plunger is used in place of the piston f.
Patent GB-189721828-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1897-09-23
Granted: 1898-09-23
Abstract: 21,828. Boult, A. J., [Beger & Markworth]. Sept. 23. Type-writers.-Fig. 2 shows a sectional side elevation of the machine. At the sides of the base a on which the paper is placed are brackets b on which the arms c of a swinging frame c, c', c<11> are pivoted. On the rail c<1> of the pivoted frame is a slide h, on which is pivoted at i an arm k which moves over the spindle c<11>. On one side of the arm k is the type-wheel and a bevel-wheel m gearing with a wheel m<1> on a shaft n, journalled in the arm k, and having a pointer r adapted to engage one of the notches in an index t fixed on the arm k. The pivoted frame is depressed to press the positioned type on to the paper by a lever at one side of the base a. This lever also moves a rack e which engages a pawl on the carriage slide h and feeds the type-wheel for spacing. The types are inked by a pad v in a spring arm u. The paper is placed on the base a under a bar y, and is gripped by a spring on a sliding piece marked with a scale and moved for line spacing.
Patent GB-189723444-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Trees and Lasts for Boots, Shoes, Gloves and other Forms.
Inventor: KING JOHN BERNARD
Filed: 1897-10-12
Granted: 1898-09-24
Abstract: 23,444. King, J. B. Oct. 12. Glove stretchers; stretchers, garment.-Stretchers made in the manner described below may be used in gloves, or may be employed to stretch and display corsets, dresses, jackets, stockings, &c. Fig. 1 shows an inflatable shoe tree or stretcher consisting of an outer casing A of cloth or other non-elastic fabric, blocked or built to the required shape, and an inner bag B of india-rubber provided with an inflating-valve C. In a modification, the stretcher is made from a fabric to which indiarubber sheeting has been vulcanized
Patent GB-189801334-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Sizing Barrel Hoops and Securing the Ends thereof.
Inventor: DAY CHARLES AUBREY
Filed: 1898-01-18
Granted: 1898-02-26
Abstract: 1334. Day, C. A., [Cottrell, C. E.]. Jan. 18. Staples ; stapling.-Hoops for casks and barrels are sized and the overlapping ends are secured by staples by means of apparatus as shown in the Figures. The overlapping ends of the hoop are held on an anvil 23 by a clamp or dog 35 actuated through a spring rod by the treadle 49. The treadle also actuates, through the rod 79, a hoop-expanding device consisting of pivoted or hinged rods 61, 63, 67 and slide 69, Fig. 2, which on the treadle being depressed assume the positions shown in full lines. Various modifications of the expanding-device are described. The treadle when depressed is held by a bar 121 loosely mounted on the shaft 103 and having at its free ends a slot or recess in which automatically engages the pin 125 on the treadle. The treadle is released by the bar 117 fixed on the shaft 103. The ends of the hoop are secured together by staples as shown in Figs. 10 and 11. The wire to form the staples is fed from a reel 87 through straightening-rollers 95, 97, by an oscillating bar 107 on the shaft 103, the wire passing between the rollers 127 and under the spring dog 129 on the bar. From the bar the wire passes over the roller 133 and under the spring dog 135, and thence through a bushing 26 to the cutting, staple-forming, and staple-attaching devices. The wire is cut by the fixed knife 18 and the knife 22 on the plunger 8. The latter has an outer frame, grooved at the lower ends, to receive the wire, within which move two slides 10, 12, similarly grooved. When the plunger descends it cuts off the wire, and the outer frame bends the ends of the cut-off as shown in Fig. 9, the lip 30 of the pivoted plate 28 preventing the descent of the slides 10, 12. The lip 30 is now automatically moved aside, and the wire resting on the hoop is further bent by the slides 12 as shown in Fig. 10. Clinching-slides 48 finally bend and insert the staple as shown in Fig. 11. More than one staple may be inserted, and some of the operations may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-189801375-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Wire Drawing Machines.
Inventor: BOUET LOUIS
Filed: 1898-01-18
Granted: 1898-10-08
Abstract: 1375. Bouet, L. Jan. 18. Drawing.-Wire-drawing machines, particularly intended for use in making butted cycle spokes, are constructed with a head D carrying radially movable dies F adjustable by cam and lever mechanism from the carriage K which is provided with a gripping-device for drawing the wire. The dies F are adjustably secured in slides E, three of which, as shown in Fig. 5, are movable by springs N and cams G<3>, G<4>, G<5> acting on the rollers M. The cams G<3>, G<4> are formed on levers G', G<2>, and the cam G<5> is formed on the pivot of the lever G. Rollers H, H<1>, adjustably attached to these levers, are operated upon, against the action of springs, by cam-plates or templets L, L' on the carriage K to close the dies as the wire is being drawn. The carriage K is traversed by rack K<1> and pinion P<4> driven by gearing P<2>, P' from a shaft P provided with fast and loose pulleys at each end, one set for giving a quick return motion to the carriage. The belt fork R<7> on a slide R<5> is moved by treadle S' and bell-crank lever S on to the fixed pulley at 0 for the drawing operation. At the end of the outward traverse of the carriage K, a curved arm K<4>, acting on the rollers R<10>, R<12>, moves both beltshifting slides R<5>, R<4> to throw one belt on to the loose pulley O and the other belt on to its fixed pulley for the quick return. A plate K<5> attached to the rack K' on the return of the carriage acts on a roller R<13> and moves the slide R<4>, throwing the return motion belt on to its loose pulley and stopping the machine.
Patent GB-189812434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gas or Oil Stoves.
Inventor: BURDEN EDWARD
Filed: 1898-06-02
Granted: 1899-09-02
Abstract: 12,434. Burden, E. June 2. Gas stoves; oil stores; burners.-Relates to gas or oil stoves in which the air to support combustion and the gas &c. to be consumed are initially heated to secure perfect combustion. A burner, Fig. 1, consists of a chamber A of conical form which is connected to the gas supply pipe B at its apex a, and has its ends diverted so as to permit the flat-flame burners c to lie parallel to the fac of the cone A. By this arrangement the gas &c. is heated in its passage to the burner. In modifications, the burner chamber may be made of a dome, flat, curved, arched, or a loop shape, the object in each case being to initially heat the gas. Figs. 12 and 13 show a stove in which this burner is used. The outer casing E of metal &c. is divided into a central combustion chamber F and lateral spaces G, G, so that air may pass from the upper part of the stove through perforations g, g to an air chamber H from whence it passes to the chamber F. An inset I of firebrick &c., preferably made in two parts, is supported within the central chamber by means of brackets J. The spaces G, G may have air circulating tubes K passing from the lower plate E" to the upper plate E'. The stove is preferably provided with a perforated top L to permit the passage of the products of combustion. A refractory grid M may rest on the upper part of the inset I, to further intercept the products of combustion. Modifications are described in which different forms of the inset I and different arrangements of the flues are employed. In one case, a guard for the flame is provided, and in another case the front is arranged so that the heat and light may be reflected therethrough. A flap or door may be provided in the top of the stove which is adapted to close either an upward or a lateral passage for the products of combustion. A baflle may be arranged in connection with the inset to guide the products of combustion. The casing may be provided with apertures for receiving cooking-utensils. The burner described by reference to Fig. 1 may be applied to a cooking-stove, shown as a grid or boiling burner, in which the air is heated before passage to the burner by passing through an outer and inner casing.
Patent GB-189813130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas and Oil Engines and the like.
Inventor: BENNETT JAMES FREDERICK
Filed: 1898-06-11
Granted: 1898-07-16
Abstract: 13,130. Bennett, J. F., Moorwood, H. S., and Moorwood, T. P. June 11. Gas and explosive-vapour engines.-A part G' of the cylinder jacket is cast on the cylinder barrel F, and the other part G<2> on the bed-plate; the two parts are joined by flanges I, J, and the barrel F is pressed into a hole in the bed-plate so as to form a water-tight joint. The valve-chest, which carries the admission and exhaust valve levers 0, is secured by four bolts Q, S, so that it can be readily removed for inspecting the valves, the cylinder, and the admission and exhaust ports H, H<1>, without breaking the pipe connections of the latter.
Patent GB-189813192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Bicycles.
Inventor: HUGHES JOHN
Filed: 1898-06-13
Granted: 1899-04-15
Abstract: 13,192. Hughes, J., and Owen, W. June 13. Motor road vehicles.-Motor bicycles are constructed so as to reduce the jarring produced by the motor. The motor 1 is secured to the backstays 9 so that its axis lies in the plane of the wheel 7, its axle 2 being provided with a wheel 4 connected by a chain 5 with a wheel 6 connected to the road wheel 7. A gear case 8 encloses the chain &c. Suitable ignition devices are secured to the stays 8, and a silencer and oil tank 11 are secured to the frame as shown. By this arrangement the motor &c. does not interfere with the rider pedalling.
Patent GB-189814501-A (GB)
Title: Grooved Cycle-support for Brake-Vans.
Inventor: BROOK ARTHUR
Filed: 1898-07-01
Granted: 1899-07-01
Abstract: 14,501. Brook, A July 1. Wagons for velocipedes.-The side F of the van is made to fold down to allow the entrance of the cycles, which are held in grooves A, B, and are secured from backward movement by a block and pin C. A horizontal division J and a vertical division separate the cycles from the remainder of the luggage.
Patent GB-189814662-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Liver Pill.
Inventor: BRADFIELD DAVID
Filed: 1898-07-22
Granted: 1899-05-06
Abstract: 14,662. Bradfield, D. July 22. Pills.-A liver or stomach pill is composed of equal parts of jalapin, aloin, podophyllin, and gingerine, and is coated with a solution obtained by dissolving gelatine, gum arabic, and boracic acid in water.
Patent GB-189815818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Incandescent Gas Lighting.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1898-07-19
Granted: 1898-11-19
Abstract: 15,818. Boult, A. J., [Salzenberg, E.]. July 19. Incandescent gas lamps.-A spherical or ballshaped incandescent gas light, emitting its rays radially, is produced by using gas under pressure of one atmosphere or more in combination with a mantle which is spherical or is caused to assume a spherical form by the gas pressure.
Patent GB-189815883-A (GB)
Title: Folding Screen for Newspapers.
Inventor: FISCHBACH JULES HENRI
Filed: 1898-07-20
Granted: 1898-08-20
Abstract: 15,883. Fischbach, J. H. July 20. Newspaper holders. - Relates to a light framework in which newspapers and the like are carried folded in book form. Fig. 3 shows a plan view. Three light rectangular frames E<1>, I, E<2> are held together by elastic bands L<1>, L<2>, so that the outer frames E<1>, E<2> can be opened in either direction from the middle frame, in order to read both sides of the paper. The middle frame I is provided with covering- projections at each end. The newspaper J is folded as shown in Fig. 5, and is secured to the frames by means of clips.
Patent GB-189816324-A (GB)
Title: Improved Machinery for Shrinking Hoops Round Pipes and the like.
Inventor: MORANE LEON LUCIEN
Filed: 1898-07-26
Granted: 1899-06-02
Abstract: 16,324. Morane, L. L. July 26. Metal pipes.-Relates to the shrinking of hoops in the cold state round pipes and the like by hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic pistons D, placed round a circular frame A, work radially and have their actions equalized by sectors E which join the pistons. Water is led through the pipes H, and the pistons are brought back by recoil springs R. Detachable wedges K are fitted to the pistons, in order that pipes of different diameters may be hooped. Hollow flanges to hold the hoop securely may be used.
Patent GB-189816859-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Spring Wheels of Cycles, Carriages, and other Vehicles.
Inventor: RAMAGE ALEXANDER GULLILAND
Filed: 1898-08-04
Granted: 1899-07-22
Abstract: 16,859. Ramage, A. G., and Macmillan, G. Aug. 4. Spring wheels; hubs; spokes.- Relates to a wheel provided with circular, oval, or similar springs which are not coiled. The springs C are secured either to the hub H and spokes A, or between inner and outer parts of the spokes, and they may be either separate, as shown, or connected together. The spokes may be straight, curved, or divided.
Patent GB-189819075-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Azo Dyestuffs.
Inventor: ELLIS GEORGE BELOE
Filed: 1898-09-07
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 19,075. Ellis, G. B., [Soc. Chimique des Usines du Rh¶ne anciennement Gilliard, P. Monnet, et Cartier]. Sept. 7. Dyes, artificial.-Azo dyes are produced in suspension in an extremely-fine state of subdivision, in which form they are employed directly for printing fabrics even when the dye-stuff is insoluble. The process consists in acting upon a mixture of an amine and a phenol or a second amine in slightly-acid solution with a thickened solution of sodium nitrate. For example, a mixture of #- naphthylamine powder, #-naphthol powder, and sodium nitrite is introduced into a mixture of tragacanth or gum mucilage and acetic acid. For printing cotton, tannin in acetic-acid solution is also added and, after being steamed, the fabric is passed through a tartar emetic bath. In another example, a solution of aniline and alpha-oxynaphthoic acid in acetin is mixed with thickening acidified with acetic acid or other organic acid, and sodium nitrite.
Patent GB-189820804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pocket Boxes for Matches, Cigarettes, Coins, and the like.
Inventor: REINOLTS GEORGE VON
Filed: 1898-10-03
Granted: 1899-02-04
Abstract: 20,804. Reinolts, G. von. Oct. 3. Cigar and cigarette boxes and cases. - Puzzle boxes for cigars, cigarettes, &c. consist of an outer shell, Fig. 2, open at one end, within which slides a tray, which is pressed upwards and forwards by a spring at the rear end, the tray being less deep at the rear than at the front, and sloping as shown. The spring causes the rear of the tray to engage with a projection or hook on the shell, and, when the tray is liberated by knocking on the shell, pushes it forward until arrested by stops.
Patent GB-189823877-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bow-facing Oars.
Inventor: STEELE JOHN
Filed: 1898-11-12
Granted: 1899-11-11
Abstract: 23,877. Steele, J., Olson, A., and Lindquist, P. N. Nov. 12. Oars.-Relates to means for permitting the oarsman to face the bows of a boat. The handle and blade ends of the oar are fitted into sockets 21, formed with the mutilated pinions 20, 20x, which gear together, and are mounted on pivots in the frame 16, pivoted in turn to a plate secured to the gunwale. The covering-plate 18 of the frame 16 has a pocket 29, in which adjustable antifriction rollers 30 are fitted, and the sockets 21 carry arms 25, which may be adjustable, having rollers 26 adapted to bear on the ledges 27 of the frame 16. In a modification, the pinions 20, 20<x> are mounted eccentrically.
Patent GB-189901859-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roasting Furnaces more especially intended for Roasting Pyrites or the like for the Direct Production of Sulphuric Anhydride from the Gases Evolved.
Inventor: JOHNSON GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-01-26
Granted: 1899-11-11
Abstract: 1859. Johnson, G. W., [Verein Chemischer Fabriken Mannheim]. Jan. 26. Roasting-furnaces.-Relates more particularly to furnaces for roasting pyrites for the direct pro-- duction of sulphuric anhydride. The sulphurous anhydride resulting from the burning of pyrites in the chambers a<1>, a<2>, a<3>, a<4>, Fig. 1, or in the upper parts a<1>, a<2> of the chambers shown in Fig. 3, is conducted through a mass of heated burnt pyrites or other "contact material" contained in the chambers g', g<2>, Fig. 1, or in the lower portions f<1>, f<2> of the chambers shown in Fig. 3, and is thus converted into sulphuric anhydride, which is led away for absorption in concentrated sulphuric acid. The air for supporting combustion is dried by passing it through sulphuric-acid drying-towers. The furnace is provided with an airtight casing, and the working and charging doors are made airtight.
Patent GB-189904671-A (GB)
Title: Chimney Provided with Air Suction Pipes for Dwelling Rooms.
Inventor: WINGENDER JOSEPH
Filed: 1899-03-03
Granted: 1899-09-02
Abstract: 4671. Wingender, J. March 3. Bricks and building-blocks for chimneys and ventilation. Fig. 3 shows, in plan, a brick which is used to build into a wall to form a stove pipe d surrounded by an air space e. One of the bricks is formed with a hole to receive the metal stove pipe attached to the stove, and others have ventilating-openings into the air space. Grooves k and holes l are formed for cement. In a modification, bricks which are simply hollow without having the central stove-pipe section are used, and a metal stove-pipe may be led up inside them.