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Patent GB-190120011-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Brakes for Cycles, Autocars, and other Vehicles.
Inventor: FNER HENRY LOUIS SCHA
Filed: 1901-10-07
Granted: 1902-10-07
Abstract: 20,011. Schaffner, H. L. Oct. 7. Brakes for cycles and other vehicles. In the form shown in Fig. 8, brake shoes e' in the form of fluted prisms are pivoted at e to levers E, E<1> pivoted to clips D secured by bolts D<2> to the forks. Stops d<1> adjustably secured in arms d<2> formed on the clips limit the motion of the levers. The levers E, E<1> are actuated so as to apply the brake by a cord E<3> connected to a toggle-link E<2> connecting the lever E' to a rod F secured to the lever E by a nut F<1>. A spring f is interposed between the nut F<1> and the lever E. The cord E<3> passes round a pulley g mounted on the handle-bar, and is actuated by a hand-lever G as shown. In a modification, the leveis E, E<1> are short, and a curved rod passing round the tyre connects the lever E to a toggle-lever pivoted on the lever E'. In another modification, shown in Fig. 6, the shoes are secured on the lower ends of levers E, E<1> pivoted at their centres to clips D connected by a link, and actuated by a cord E<6> connected to a toggle-link E<5> pivoted to the lever F and connected by a rod F<2> fitted with a nut and spring to the lever E'. A spring E' presses the brake out of action. In a further modification, shown in Fig. 5, a bolt F<5> screwed through a rocking nut E<8> on the lever E' bears on a spring carried in a socket H pivoted to the toggle-link E<5>,
Patent GB-190120589-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Winding of Yarn in Warping or Beaming Machines, and on to Bobbins, Spools or the like.
Inventor: JAMES SENIOR
Filed: 1901-10-15
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 20,589. Senior, J. Oct. 15. Yarns, warping and beaming.-When winding warps on to a sectional beam 3, the warp is passed through a reed 6, which is mounted in a pivoted clip 10, so that it may be adjusted longitudinally or turned about a vertical axis according to the width of the beam, and clamped in the adjusted position.
Patent GB-190120820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tennis and other Bats.
Inventor: BUSSEY WILLIAM ETON
Filed: 1901-10-17
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 20,820. Bussey, W. E. Oct. 17. Racquets. - Bats or racquets for tennis, racquets, Badminton, and similar games, have the centre pieces or wedges locked transversely in the frames by suitably forming the surfaces of contact. In the form shown, the frame a is provided with a rounded tongue or rib c to enter grooves in the centre piece b. In other forms, the whole inner surface of the frame is rounded to fit a correspondingly-formed centre piece ; or, the rounded rib c is replaced by two parallel tongues of rectangular section ; or, both the frame and the centre piece are grooved to receive a connecting-strip.
Patent GB-190123933-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Horse Shoes and Cushions therefor.
Inventor: SYMONS FREDERICK
Filed: 1901-11-25
Granted: 1902-01-30
Abstract: 23,933. Symons, F. Nov. 25. Hoof-pads.-The pad of rubber or the like tapers from the heels 2 to the toe 3, and is formed with a web 1, which is either cut away at 5 or formed with a raised hood 6 for the frog. Projections 4 fit into corresponding slots in the iron or steel shoe. Metal wearing-strips 7 may be recessed in the heels as shown.
Patent GB-190124839-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Telephone Systems
Inventor: ARNHEIM PAUL
Filed: 1901-12-05
Granted: 1903-01-05
Abstract: 24,839. Arnheim, P. Dec. 5. Switches.-Relates to party-line telephone systems in which each party-line is provided with a special commutator apparatus by which, on a call being received from the exchange, a connection is made with the particular subscriber wanted. An alternating-current relay a, a<1> is operated by each calling-impulse from the exchange, and in turn closes the circuit of the magnet d so that the contact-arm e is shifted on to the special block e<1>-e<3> of the subscriber wanted. The movement of the arm e releases the brake from the mechanism g, and allows the arm g<2> to fall until the calling- circuit is closed at h<1>. w denotes a re-setting magnet for the mechanism g; v is a release magnet for the arm e, and t, u reciprocally-acting magnets employed in calling and ringing off.
Patent GB-190126479-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Light Single-rail Railways.
Inventor: FOWLER PERCIVAL
Filed: 1901-12-27
Granted: 1902-10-30
Abstract: 26,479. Fowler, P. Dec. 27. Single-rail railways.-Vehicles, running on single rails, are provided with light additional wheels h, which run on sleepers or rails g if the vehicle tilts laterally. The main rails d may be carried by longitudinal sleepers c on tubes a, and the sleepers g, which may have light rails thereon, may be bedded in the ground or supported on the tube by brackets or otherwise.
Patent GB-190203957-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Apparatus for Cleaning Roads and Tramway Rails and the like.
Inventor: FARNSWORTH JAMES
Filed: 1902-02-17
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 3957. Farnsworth, J., Farnsworth, S. J., and Farnsworth, E. Feb. 17. Sweeping- machines; scraping- machines; elevating sweepings into carts; sand, scattering; watering-carts.- An apparatus for cleaning roads, tramways, and the like consists of a vehicle drawn by a horse or propelled by an electric or other motor. The vehicle has a compartment A, with a bottom hinged discharging-door, to receive the sweepings conveyed up a pivoted yielding shoot E by an endless brush C. Two rotary inclined side brushes D clear the dirt towards the centre of the track. Spring scrapers may be arranged in front of the brushes D and between the bristles on the brush C, and the brushes are rotated by chain gear from the vehicle wheels. The shoot E may be lifted from the ground by a mechanical device F. A sand and water tank B is arranged in the front, and communicates with a revolving nozzle or perforated rose fixed in front of the brushes and rotated by gearing from the wheels. An ordinary perforated water-sprinkling pipe may be used.
Patent GB-190210171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Screw-cutting Tools.
Inventor: JOHANSSON OSKAR THEODOR
Filed: 1902-05-02
Granted: 1902-06-12
Abstract: 10,171. Johansson, O. T., and Jonsson, G. T. May 2. Stocks and dies.-The dies 4, 5 fit into the tubular die holder 3 and, like the die-holder, have notches 14 to engage with flanges 9 on the loop-shaped stock 1, 1<1>. The dies are pressed together, and the whole tool made rigid, by a clamp which consists of a U-shaped bar 2, the ends of which are united by a cross-bar 11, and a lever 6 pivoted to one of the arms of the bar 2. This lever has a bevelled side which wedges in between the crossbar 11 and the adjacent part of the stock 1, 1<1>.
Patent GB-190211842-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Meters
Inventor: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
Filed: 1902-05-24
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 11,842. Lake, H. H., [General Electric Co.]. May 24. Energy meters.-A counter registering watt- hours is actuated by an oscillating switch, the movement of which is controlled by a potential coil oscillating in a field produced by a series coil. In the diagiammatic arrangement of the meter shown in Fig. 18, the current in the high-resistance shunt circuit 36, starting from one side of the load circuit 29, passes round a damping-magnet 44, then round one of the magnets 10 which actuate the oscillating switch 6, through the contact 34, one half 14 of the oscillating potential coil, and to the other side of the load circuit 29. When a current is flowing in the series coils 12, they attract the coil 14 with a force proportional to the watts consumed. The coils 14, 14<a> then swing round on a suspending- wire 15, carrying with them a damping-disc 21, on which a terminal is mounted which makes contact with the fixed terminal 24 at the end of the swing. This short-circuits the coils 10, 14 through the magnet coil 9, thereby reversing the switch lever 6 and actuating the ratchet-wheel 4 of the counter. At the end of the swing of the lever 6, contact is made with the terminal of the second half 14<a> of the potential coil, and, this being arranged to produce a reversed magnetic field, causes the potential coil to oscillate in the opposite direction. A similar cycle of operations takes place when the terminal on the disc 21 strikes the other fixed ter- minal 25. The lever 6, instead of acting directly on the counter, may close a relay circuit which actuates the counter by means of an electromagnet. In some forms, the effect of the potential coils is strengthened by using iron cores. The damping of the disc 21 is effected by permanent magnets 22 and by an electromagnet 44, which may be differ- entially wound so as to regulate the rate of oscil- lation of the disc under the higher loads. To screen off external fields, the instrument is enclosed in three concentric iron casings with intermediate air gaps. The inner casing may be built up of iron rings, and the two outer casings may be wire spirals. The meter is applicable for both direct and alternating currents.
Patent GB-190219878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Disintegrating Machines.
Inventor: SMITH ARTHUR WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-09-11
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 19,878. Smith, A. W. Sept. 11. Impact pulverizers.-The beaters t<1> are secured on the ends of flexible wire-rope arms, which spring from discs s, clamped between a nut s<1> and a collar s<2> on the shaft p and fixed by a key s<4>. The casing consists of a metal plate a bent to the required outline, stiffened by an angle-iron a', and mounted by means of cradles b on a bed-plate composed of girders c, bolts d, and distance-pieces e; it is lined with hard-metal plates f, secured by angle-irons g, and is fitted with removable ends o formed with feed-openings n. An angular impact-block h is secured in the upper part of the casing in such a position that it prevents the passage of the material under treatment from the feeding side of the machine, until it is reduced sufficiently to be carried round by the air current set up by the beaters and to pass under the block. The violent impact of the material against the screen k is prevented by a deflecting-plate m. Fig. 4 shows an arrangement for securing the ends of a rope arm in the disc and beater, in which w are conical plugs entering the ends of the screw nipples u. According to the Provisional Specification, the arms may consist of flexible steel bars. The shaft p is geared to a countershaft by two or more sets of wheels placed with their teeth stepped ; endplay is prevented by a screw x in a bracket projecting from the bearing; a modified arrangement described in the Provisional Specification has a spring between the bearing-disc and the adjusting-screw. The Provisional Specification also refers to a hollow-pressed steel shaft, reversible beaters, vibrating screens, and collars for preventing the escape of dust from the casing, and states that an ore-feeder and amalgamated plates may be used in conjunction with the machine.
Patent GB-190306217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brick Cutting Machines.
Inventor: RAYMOND CHARLES WORTHINGTON
Filed: 1903-03-17
Granted: 1903-09-03
Abstract: 6217. Raymond, C. W. March 17. Moulding bricks.-A column of clay is forced through the mouthpiece of a pug-mill A over an endless belt G on rollers E into a cutting-wheel or frame M, which moves on rollers N on inclined V-shaped guide-rails O, and carries a cutting-wheel provided with two sets of radial cutting-wires b. The cutting-wheel is constructed of two toothed rings connected by cross-bars f and mounted to run on rollers in annular guides of the frame M, and is driven from a shaft H<8> by a jointed expansion coupling Q<3> and toothed gearing within the frame M. During the cutting operation, the frame M is moved longitudinally by the clay column, and the space between the frame and feed-table is bridged by an expanding lazy-tongs frame R carrying rollers E<x>. The return movement of the cutting- frame is effected by a cam acting through a slotted frame and link. An oil trough g<1>, in front of the frame M, is fitted with horizontal and vertical lubricating-rollers. The cutting-wires are secured to central plates or sleeves c, adapted to rotate between angular brackets P<1>, which are clamped to a stationary shaft P so as to form a slotted cutting- table through which the wiles move. The outer ends of the wires are attached to adjustable screwed spring tension hooks carried by brackets pivoted to the cross-bars f. The belt G, shaft H<8>, and other parts of the machine are set in motion by the clay column and are also driven positively by shafts connected by a universal coupling, toothed gearing, and an endless belt D<3>. The speed of the belt G, cutting-wheel, and machine is regulated automatically to correspond with the motion of the clay by a governor consisting of bell-crank levers t<1>, pivoted to a collar on a shaft B<3>, and connected by links s to a sliding sleeve s', which acts through a system of levers i<3>, i<5>, i<7>, and raises an idle tension pulley D<1> against the driving-belt D<3>. When the positive driving - mechanism is moving so fast as to threaten distortion of the clay column, the sleeve s' moves to the left, the pulley D' is lowered out of action, and a band brake is applied to a drum on the shaft F' by an arm of the lever i<7>. When equilibrium is established between the positive driving-mechanism and the force or movement of the clay bar the governing- devices are idle, and the pulley D<1> is pressed against the belt D<3> by an adjustable weight D'. The belt G is cleaned by a scraper h.
Patent GB-190309955-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Securing Pipes to Walls.
Inventor: JOHNSON CHARLES THOMPSON
Filed: 1903-05-02
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 9955. Johnson, C. T. May 2. Holdfasts for keeping rain, ventilating, and like pipes away from the walls of the buildings to which they are attached, are formed by making the ears a<1> stand out from the pipe. These ears, which may be cast on the pipe or attached to a ring surrounding the pipe just beneath the socket enlargement, are made to slope upwards away from the pipe to prevent water or snow lodging on them.
Patent GB-190311966-A (GB)
Title: Device for Lifting and Setting Coping and like Building-blocks.
Inventor: VOSS SAMUEL
Filed: 1903-05-26
Granted: 1904-05-26
Abstract: 11,966. Voss, S. May 26. Cranes.-A vertical latticework mast a, carrying a small trolley o for lifting and laying building and coping blocks, is mounted on a roller m on a rail n in front of the building, and is supported in a vertical position by a trussed girder g and ropes which are attached to the upper and lower ends of the posts f and pass round the roller m and guide-pulleys of the mast. Guiderollers of the mast bear against a flange of the girder, and the posts are strutted in two directions at right - angles to one another.
Patent GB-190314734-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Photographic Developing Apparatuses.
Inventor: NORTHROP HOMER FREDERICK
Filed: 1903-07-02
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 14,734. Northrop, H. F. Dec. 11, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Dark boxes; developing.-The box 1 is placed over the developing-tray 17, which rests on the base 18 provided with a felt packing 19 andguide-pins 20. The slide 7, which slides in guides on the walls 6, having been drawn out, the negative supported in the carrier 8 can be lowered into the developing-solution by pushing in the rods 13, 14, and can be moved about in the solution by manipulating these rods. To examine the plate, it is lifted by pulling out the rods, the coloured glass slide 7 is pushed io, and the lid 3 is raised, exposing the coloured glass plate 5. The box 1 is then lifted up and the plate examined by looking through it. A slit in the side of the box is also provided, covered by a glass plate 21 and a hinged door. For inserting and removing the plate, the cover 2 is removed from the box. The rods 13, 14 may be guided by slides 15, 16, as shown ; or they may be shorter and be supported in long bearings attached to the walls of the box.
Patent GB-190316284-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mechanism for Transforming Regular into Irregular Motion applicable to Change Speed Gearing and other Purposes.
Inventor: BOLLEE LEON
Filed: 1903-07-23
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 16,284. BollÚe, L. July 23. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to mechanism by which uniform motion is converted into motion alternating with periods of rest, and is applicable for the fork of the change-speed gear of a motor car. The lever l, uniformly operated by hand, is pivoted at the fixed point o and has an arm b connected by the link c to the bar d. The roller on the bar d engages the cam-groove h, which is shaped to give the desired motion to the end a of the bar d, connected by the link f to the fixed point e. The parts of the cam which correspond to periods of rest are chords of circles of which the point a is the centre.
Patent GB-190316663-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Construction of Staircases.
Filed: 1903-07-29
Granted: 1903-09-03
Abstract: 16,663. Beevers, T., and Safety Tread Syndicate. July 29. Stairs and staircases, treads for stairs.-Staircases are formed of metal brackets B, Fig. 1, having flanges C on the top and front to receive the treads and risers, and formed with dovetailed dowels for securing them to the walls or stringers. The treads, Fig. 5, of the kind described in Specification No. 5988, A.D. 1891, are formed with deep U-shaped grooves c meeting similar transverse grooves at the ends, and dovetailed grooves b containing lead or the like. The grooves. c are deeper than the grooves b, so that the latter are always separated until worn away.
Patent GB-190325524-A (GB)
Title: Lantern for Inverted Gas Light Burners
Inventor: ZECHNALL LEOPOLD
Filed: 1903-11-23
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 25,524. Zechnall, L. Nov. 23. Incandescent gas Lamps. - A lantern or casing a for inverted incandescent gas burners may have air-supply tubes g to lead air from under the wind guard j to the bunsen burner holes h of one or more incandescent burners, the burnt gases passing up the casing round the tubes g and out by holes e. The tubes g are not fixed to the burner or burners, so that they can be readily unscrewed from the gassupply pipe b passing down the centre of the lantern, which carries a globe k at its lower part.
Patent GB-190400030-A (GB)
Filed: 1904-01-01
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 30. Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Co., Pickard, G. A., and Piercy, E. V. Jan. 1. Shutters.-Devices are described for releasing photographic shutters by means of the Bowden wire. In Fig. 2 the side levers E have been pressed together, forcing the bead d inwards, and drawing the wire D through the outer flexible tubing D', so as to release the shutter by the action of the sliding incline C on the projection b of the release lever B. The spring G opens the levers E when the pressure is relaxed, and the bead d rises to the narrower end of the levers. In Fig. 4 the levers E are pivoted to the plate e, and are forced together by the bifurcated pusher F, which is controlled by the spring G. In Fig. 8 the band d, connected to the wire D, passes over the pulley k, and is raised by the spring-controlled push-rod K<1>. In Fig. 10 the wire D is connected to the drum K<2>, which is rotated on pushing the rod K<1> by means of the connecting link k<1>. Instead of a pulley or drum, a crank bar or lever may be used. The spring G returns the rod K<1> when released.
Patent GB-190401092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Turbine Motors
Inventor: PALAIRET RICHARD CAMERON NORTH
Filed: 1904-01-15
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 1092. Palairet, R. C. N., Barker, L. C., and Palairet, H. H. Jan. 15. G a s turbines.- An internal - com- bustion turbine of the duplex type is shown in Fig. 1. The shaft B carries a sleeve C, which m a y be water- cooled and has mounted on it a number of discs D, separated by fixed rings E. Inclined channels D<2> are formed in the discs and similar, but more-sharply inclined, channels E<2> are formed in the rings. The ports or passages are preferably bent so as to be normal to the face of the ring or disc at the ends. To pre- vent injury to the ends of the channels, they are formed with recessed ends D<3> and the leading ends D<4> of the disc channels are enlarged. The turbine has a cental inlet A<1> and terminal exhaust passages C<4>, and may be driven by compressed air, steam, or the like.
Patent GB-190407322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Knocking-off Mechanism of Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: STEPHENSON JOHN BUTLER
Filed: 1904-03-28
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 7322. Stephenson, J. B. March 28. Loom stop -motions. - The stop-rod finger of knocking-off mechanism is made in two parts a, b, the part b being fixed to the stop-rod in the ordinary manner. The part a, of malleable iron &c., which is operated by the shuttle-box swell, is fixed in a socket c in the part b, and is secured therein by a set-screw d and lock-nut d<1>. The part a, when worn, is renewed, and, in some cases, it may be constructed so that when the outer end is worn it may be reversed, to bring the other end into use.
Patent GB-190408442-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tyres for Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: GRAHAM JOHN CAMERON
Filed: 1904-04-12
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 8442. Graham, J. C. April 12. Tyres, pneumatic &c.- Elastic and pneumatic tyres are provided with an outer tread portion consisting of a canvas strip d to which are vulcanized layers e, f of hard rubber. The edges of the strips d are clamped between rings g and discs h which rotate freely on extensions of the axle, thus allowing the outer tread to creep relatively to the cover c. A chain to prevent side-slipping may be placed in a peripheral groove formed on the tread portion.
Patent GB-190411411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and in the Manufacture of, Sheet Metal Handles Handle-sockets and Tubular Parts of Hollow-ware and other Utensils and Articles
Inventor: HEPBURN ROBERT HENRY
Filed: 1904-05-18
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 11,411. Hepburn, R. H. May 18. Metal, sheet, seaming, joining, and bending.-Relates to sheet-metal handles for saucepans, frying- pans, coffee and other pots, scoops, wash-hand bowls, hollow-ware, dust pans, shovels, brushes, &c. and to means for attaching them to the articles. The end a', Fig. 4, of the handle a is turned over a flange b<2> on a ferrule b of the shape shown. A flange d, Fig. 12, is formed on the lower end of the handle a, which is then inserted in a socket c and secured by turning over the end d<2>. The socket c, shown in front elevation in Fig. 10, is riveted or otherwise fixed to the pan &c. Additional strength may be gained by the insertion of a metal cup or tubular ferrule e, Fig. 16. Modifications are shown in Figs. 18 and 20, the parts in the latter being shown separately in Fig. 22. Fig. 23 shows the invention applied to a wooden handle h. Instead of being turned over inside the socket c, Fig. 26, the handle d may be secured to a cover-plate k, which may be inside the pan &c. as shown or outside it. An additional flange d<2> is also employed. Fig. 29 shows a modification in which the handle is secured by a pin, rivet, bolt, &c. a<5>. A handle of any section may be formed from two strips of sheet metal p, o, Fig. 40, which interlock with one another as shown. Such a handle may be flattened at the end and bent to form one or two eyes d<3>, d<4>, Fig. 33, for the reception of securing-rivets &c. m, or it may be riveted in the manner shown in Fig. 43. The flattened end d<1>, Fig. 37, of a tubular handle may be secured to its socket by a transverse rivet, cottar, &c. m.