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Patent GB-190324141-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Stretching or Pressing Trousers.
Inventor: MATHIAS GEORGE SEYMOUR
Filed: 1903-11-06
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 24,141. Mathias, G. S. Nov. 6. Trouser stretchers; trouser presses.-Trousers to be stretched, or stretched and pressed simultaneously, are fixed between hinged end-pieces a, b of boards A, B, hinged at F, and are secured by bolts or clamps D with the boards A, B set at an angle. The boards A, B are forced together by means of bolts G and wing-nuts. When the trousers are to be pressed, the wing-nuts are screwed up until the boards press the trousers all the way along. The boards A, B may be forced together by means of springs or weights. The end-pieces a, b may be dispensed with, and the trousers secured between the preferably curved ends of the boards A, B. The boards may be bevelled where the hinges are, and, when not in use, they are folded.
Patent GB-190325053-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Lighting and Power Systems.
Inventor: MILNE GEORGE GAMBLE
Filed: 1903-11-17
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 25,053. Milne, G. G. Nov. 17. Dynamos, regulating.-In a train or other electric lighting or power system in which a main generator is driven at variable speeds and is liable also to have its rotation reversed, the current from the generator is kept constant in value and direction by the use of a regulating-generator C driven with the main generator A and supplying variable current to the field of a motor F which drives the exciter D of the generator A. The field currents of the generators C, D and the armature current of the motor F are taken from a constant source, such as the storage battery B' of the lighting-system. When the speed of the shaft a' falls, the current supplied to the motor field also falls, so that the generator D is driven at an increased speed to supply an increased field current to the generator A. If the rotation of the shaft a<1> reverses, the field current of the motor F reverses, thus causing the motor to reverse and also causing the generator D to supply a reversed current to the generator A ; the main current thus continues as before. The motor F is preferably worked at a low degree of saturation, and an automatic switch I may be arranged in the motor armature circuit as shown, to prevent the generator A from being excited until the speed of the shaft a<1> is sufficiently great for the generation of the proper electromotive force in the generator A.
Patent GB-190325078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Windows.
Inventor: EDWARDS OLIVER MURRAY
Filed: 1903-11-17
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 25,078. Edwards, O. M. Jan. 16, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Windows. - Relates to wedging and spring - frictional devices for securing sliding sashes of cars or other structures in any desired position, and to interlocking pins and projections for fastening them when closed. Figs. 5 and 7 show a bevelled bolt d, which is carried by a casing D fixed to the sash, bears against a bevelled rib of the frame, and is moved into and out of action by a hand-lever x acted on by a spring s. A pin q of the bolt slips under a projecting lug of the frame when the sash is closed, and is withdrawn out of action when the bolt is moved back to raise the sash. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 13<b> and 13<c>, a bolt or block m is formed with inclined slots o to receive guide-pins n, and a horizontal slot to receive the end l of an operating-lever x<13> acted on by a spring s<13>. When the bolt is raised, it is forced outwards against a lever P, which is pivoted to the casing, and bears with the flat unbevelled upper end D<c> against the face of the sash stile. The sash is fastened, when closed, by a pin q<13> of a lever Q engaging with a fixed bevelled hook r<13>. The lever Q is connected to the lever x<13> by a link, and the sash is released when the lever handle x<13> is raised. The lever P may be operated by a bevelled catch similar to the bolt d, Fig. 5, and the upper end may be bevelled to bear against a bevelled rib of the frame. Fig. 21 shows a bevelled gripping-cam d<21> which is forced into engagement with a bevelled rib of the frame by a spring s<4> and is retracted by a handle x<4>. Modifications are described in which the cams are carried by vertical levers pivoted to the sash and frame. Fig. 23 shows a pair of horizontal bevelled spring bolts d" arranged to be operated by one hand of the operator. The bearing-ribs of the frame may be of rounded or other suitable shape as shown at b<9>, Fig. 23, and the bolts may be of the shape shown at d, Fig. 7. Separate bevelled spring bolts or flat springs may be used at the upper parts of the sashes, and some of the bolts may be replaced by bevelled bearing-plates fixed to the sashes. The holding and wedging devices described above may be combined in various ways.
Patent GB-190325145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lasting and Sewing Machines for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: KEATS JOHN CHARLES
Filed: 1903-11-18
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 25,145. Keats, J. C., [administrator of Keats, J.]. Nov. 18. Boot-sole stitching-machines leathersewing machines ; needle-driving.-Relates to a combined lasting and sewing machine for use particularly in the manufacture of "turned" shoes. Specification No. 4594, A.D. 1900, is referred to. The sewing - machine mechanism is mounted partly above and partly below the throat-plate y. Above, the needle-bar e, Fig. 1, is driven through a link g by a lever which is rocked by a cam j on the shaft c. Governing needle thread. - The thread is led through a tension device 51, under a pulley on a draw-off lever 52 pivoted at 54 to the casing, and thence over a fixed pulley to the needle. A second lever is pivoted at 58 to the casing and rocked by a cam 59 on the shaft c. A pin 55 on a sliding piece 56 on this lever takes into a slot in the draw-off lever, giving it an oscillatory movement, the amplitude depending on the position of the piece 56 on the lever on which it slides. Presser-feet ; feed.-The presser-foot is mounted on a bar 33, shown in cross-section in Fig. 11. The bar slides vertically in a guide 34 and can be lifted off the work by a handappliance. Vertical movement is given to the presser-foot by a tappet 39 on the end of a rock-lever 40, Figs. 1 and 11. The presser-foot is made to move laterally to give the feed by causing the guide 34 itself to reciprocate transversely in the casing. This transverse oscillatory movement is obtained from a cam on the shaft c by means of a lever 47, Fig. 11, actuated by the cam and pivoted to the casing at 48. A piece 46 is adjustable on the lever 47 and has a pin 45 which takes into a slot in a second pivoted lever, the free end of which moves the slide 34. The length of stitch is regulated by varying the position of the piece 46 on the lever 47. Lock-stitch shuttle sewing-machines.-Underneath the throat-plate, the shuttle k, Fig. 1, rests on, and is driven by, a carrier l, which moves vertically on a spindle m and has a spline connection with it. To the lower end of the spindle is keyed a pinion o, into which gears a sector p on a lever q rocked by a cam on the shaft c. The shuttle rests, in working position, on a forked slide t, which can be drawn aside by a hand-wheel u, leaving the carrier free to fall and the shuttle removable for filling. A supporting screw may be used instead of the slide t. Wax-thread machines.-A gas pipe 60 provides a flame near the shuttle where waxed thread is used, to keep the latter warm.
Patent GB-190400881-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Bicyles, Motor-cycles, Motors and other similar Vehicles for use on Common Roads.
Inventor: OLD CHARLES
Filed: 1904-01-13
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 881. Old, C. Jan. 13. Slipping of wheels, preventing ; steering- mechanism. - To prevent side slip of the wheels of bicycles, motor cycles, and motor and like vehicles, cords or connections from attachments on the steering - head or equivalent part, are adapted to compress springs in telescopic casings secured to the chain stays, so that the slipping of the wheel or wheels is restrained. The steering- head has a bridge-piece with two pulleys o to which the cords l are attached, and, guided by pulleys p, q, r, these cords are finally secured to the casings h, one of which is shown in Fig. 9. Movement of the handle pillar to steer the machine is met by the expansion of springs n, which are secured to crank levers w, carrying the pulleys q, and pivoted on the rear fork ; but movement of the wheel, as in side slip, by the tension on the cords brings the springs i into play, and the slipping is restrained. More or less strain can be put upon the cord l by taking it up or letting it out at the point of attachment 10. For ladies' machines, the cords, attached to the front fork or the bottom of the handle pillar, may be guided by pulleys for a distance along the down tube, and carried rearward over a pulley, are similarly connected to casings on the chain stays. A spring such as n may be applied on the chain stays, or a spring device such as shown on the left of Fig. 19, may be used. Fig. 19 also shows a modification of the casing h, in which a coiled spring 19, attached at one end to an arm 24 and at the other end to the casing 20, is substituted for the springs i. The cord is attached to the loop of a piston-rod 27 which is adapted to compress a spring 31. The piston works in a cylinder connected to the arm 24. The line may be partly of rod or tube and partly of flexible material ; or it may be entirely rigid and adapted to compress air in a casing with or without a supplement spring ; or india-rubber, plate, or other springs may be employed. If desired, the springs i may be applied adjacent to the fork or handlebar pillar and be connected to the fore ends of the cords, or the springs may be enclosed in the handle-bars.
Patent GB-190403206-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Callipers and the like.
Inventor: SONNENTHAL GEORGE
Filed: 1904-02-09
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 3 2 0 6. Sonnenthal, G., [Metallurgische Werke]. Feb. 9. Calliper gauges.-A calliper is provided with a centre-pin c for dividing distances between the ends of the legs a equally, or for use as a scribing point. This pin slides through the piece b which joins the legs a, and also through a second piece d connected to them by equal links e. A set-screw f in the second piece d keeps the pin c in position. The pin c may be replaced by a marking-pencil.
Patent GB-190403511-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Stair Rods.
Inventor: ROBERTS ALFRED
Filed: 1904-02-12
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 3511. Roberts, A. Feb. 12. Stair rods.-In making stair rods, of semicircular or other form and made either with a core covered with brass &c. or of solid metal, ornamental ends A are cast or stamped separately from the rod B and can thus be formed of solid metal. The ends are attached by dovetailing in the manner of a bedstead corner block and are riveted or soldered in place.
Patent GB-190405434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Window Sash Fittings.
Inventor: ANDERSON GEORGE
Filed: 1904-03-05
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 5434. Anderson G. March 5. Windows. - Relates to sliding sashes adapted to swing inwards. The sash cord is attached at a to a sliding plate A, which supports the sash by means of a flange a', and is provided with a pin C, on which a bellcrank lever B is pivoted. Screwed to the side of the sash F is a plate E, the flange F<1> of which carries a pin f projecting upwards between the arms of the bellcrank lever. The lower part of the batten rod is hinged and provided with a catch. When the sash is swung inwards, the pin f disengages itself from the bell-crank lever by rotating it through 90‹, and one of the arms thus passes under the upper fixed part of the batten rod G, which thereby supports the balance weight. A hinge H, having a flap H<1> with a slit or channel h formed on its upper surface, is screwed to the other side of the window frame, and a plate J, attached to the sash F, engages with the flap when the sash is being swung inwards. The flap H' can be rotated against the batten rod when the sash is in the closed position, thus allowing the latter to slide up and down.
Patent GB-190406610-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Appliance for Displaying Information for the use of Public Speakers and others.
Inventor: JAMES THOMAS LLEWELLYN
Filed: 1904-03-18
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 6610. James, T. L. March 18. Displaying information for the use of public speakers and others. A long band of paper o having the required matter thereon is wound, by means of milled buttons n, between rollers j and over two hinged tables e fixed to the side bars f by lugs g which rest in recesses formed in the upper edges of the side plates a, b. The paper, which has its ends thickened either by folding or by fixing strips of suitable material thereto, is passed through slots k in the roller j which are prevented from unwinding by means of a spring l bearing against their ends and fixed to the side plate a. Rollers i are mounted on the side bars f, and the tables are raised and lowered by the aid of projections s. The appliance is enclosed in a case made of any suitable material, such as that used in bookbinding, and formed with side apertures which allow the buttons n to project therethrough, the latter being removed while the appliance is being inserted. A single table hinged at one end only may be employed, or the table may be fixed, in which case the drums are arranged near the ends of the side frames.
Patent GB-190407240-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Attaching the Covers of Pneumatic Tyres to Wheels.
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1904-03-25
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 7240. Haddan, H. J., [Polack. B.]. March 25. Tyres, pneumatic.-Covers with flexible non- extensible insertions are attached to the rims by means of removable side rings. The enlarged parts d, e, Fig. 1, of the cover fit between the rim i and the rings k, l, which are held by bayonet fastenings n engaging projections m on the rim. Projections g on the cover fitting in depressions r, Fig. 2, in the rim prevent creeping. The rim and rings k, l may enclose the enlarged portions d, e.
Patent GB-190410671-A (GB)
Title: Method of and Appliances for Printing Music.
Inventor: CREMERS EDOUARD
Filed: 1904-05-09
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 10,671. Cremers, E. May 9. Printing music.-A stencil sheet is prepared by means of a mimeograph, cyclostyle, neostyle, or the like, used in combination with a plate a, Fig. 1, having perforations corresponding to the musical symbols, and with a device for ruling the staves. The perforated plate a is preferably made of celluloid or like tough transparent material, and is pivoted to a base-plate c having a strap d through which the hand of the operator is passed. The perforated plate slides between the base-plate c and a lining of thin wood or other material, which rests on the stencil sheet to be perforated. The perforations have printed against them the symbols for which they are to be used, and can be brought by rotation to any required position. Tongues e are provided to assist in making tie-lines of the correct length. A device for ruling the staves consists of a base-plate f, Fig. 2, with strap l, and having pivoted to it the ends of four rods g bent as shown, the width of each rod being the same as the distance between two stave lines. Recesses at the bottom allow the rods g to be lifted in turn, and the corresponding lines perforated between two adjustable sliding pieces k. Stops n limit the movement of these rods. The perforated plate a may slide instead of being pivoted, and the Provisional Specification states that it is preferably circular and carries a series of holes which engage a pin on the base-plate in turn when the plate is rotated. It also states that the ruling-rods g are pressed up by springs.
Patent GB-190411519-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stopper Preventing the Re-filling of the Bottles.
Inventor: REID JOHN
Filed: 1904-05-19
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 11,519. Reid, J. May 19, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Stoppers; refilling, preventing and detecting.-In the neck of the bottle is fitted a tube a, Fig. 1, provided with two discs d, f, between which is placed a wire cage c enclosing a ball g, which, when the bottle is in the upright position, engages the aperture in the disc f and prevents the introduction of liquid. The tube a is slit in places e, to render it liable to break easily if attempts are made to withdraw it. Fig. 11 shows two tools z, y, by the combined action of which the disc d is flattened out and its serrated edge inserted into the tube a.
Patent GB-190418914-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Anti-friction Worm Gearing.
Inventor: REUTER JOHN CARL
Filed: 1904-09-01
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 18,914. Reuter, J. C., and Harvey, A. Sept. 1. Worm gearing.-Worm-wheels are constructed with rollers instead of teeth for the worms to bear upon. Slightly oblique dovetail grooves, as shown, are cut in the wheel rim or in a separatelysecured ring, and slides 7 with concave upper surfaces are secured therein by rings 8 and screws 9. Mounted on pins 13 in transverse slots in the slides are ovoidal or ellipsoidal rollers 12 which bear on both surfaces of the worm 2.
Patent GB-190422804-A (GB)
Title: An Adjustable Screwing Die and Holder therefor.
Inventor: CLACKETT CHARLES
Filed: 1904-10-22
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 22,804. Clackett, C. Oct. 22. Screwing. - A n adjustable die for screwing ends of cycle spokes &c. is split at a' and is held in a holder B andprevented from slipping round in the latter by a recess into which a screw b<1> fits. The adjustment of the die is effected by screwing up conical-headed screws b<2>, b<3>, Fig. 4, the heads bearing on the periphery of the die and so closing the split in the latter.
Patent GB-190425602-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Braiding Machines.
Inventor: BLANC ALEXIS LE
Filed: 1904-11-24
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 25,602. Le Blanc, A. Nov. 24. Braiding - machines. - The thread-carriers of the inner of two sets of concentricallymoving bobbins effect the braiding by travelling in sinnous curves over the edges of pointed cigar - shaped switches, which are shifted so as alternately to present their outer and inner guiding-edges to consecutive 'carriers, by the lateral action of springs controlling the latter and by an outer guideplate. A driving bevel-wheel rotates, in opposite directions, two others which, by means of a tubular shaft and enclosing-sleeve, respectively drive a horizontal wheel or table, carrying the inner bobbins, and an outer rim, supported by arms and carrying the outer bobbins. The switch and cams, shown in plan in Fig. 3, and in sectional elevation in Fig. 5, are plates I, held by stops and pivots I' to the portions of a broken ring J, sliding by broken tongues and grooves over the edge of the inner table F and driven round by the pressure of the outer rim H. The inner part of the latter is scalloped, and the recesses conform in shape to, but are rather larger than, the switches. The outer threads pass to the braiding point from vertical bobbins on standards k<3> carried by lugs held by the pivots I' and recesses in the plates I. The inner threads pass from bobbins on the wheel F through tubular carriers M, moved by the plates I alternately right and left of the outer bobbins, along radial slots in the wheel F and slideways 0 projecting therefrom. The latter support crossheads attached to the carriers, and guide-rods surrounded by springs, which may be dispensed with. The carriers, in receding from the pivots I<1> along the outer edges of the switches, rock them into the position for guiding the on-coming carriers along the inner edges, and vice versÔ. The plates, in changing carriers, are momentarily released from the driving pressure, and shift relatively to the recesses of the rim H until they bear, in the new position, against the peaks h<1>, shown in dotted lines.
Patent GB-190500348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Granulators or Grating Machines.
Inventor: RUF FRANCIS ALOYSIUS
Filed: 1905-01-07
Granted: 1905-05-04
Abstract: 348. Ruf, F. A. Jan. 7. Grating. -In a granulating or grating machine, two inclined frames covered with woven wirecloth are reciprocated in opposite directions on opposite sides of a fixed comb fitted with V-shaped teeth. Fig. 5 is a sectional view, showing the graters 36 in position, with the lower edges close together and the upper edges wide apart. The graters fit into grooves or ways formed in open frames 20, 21, which are provided with supporting-rods 27, 28 passing through bearings in the open rectangular frame 11 and the removable comb-holder 38. The rods 28 are bent at right-angles outside the frame 11 and are connected with cranks or eccentrics on a shaft provided with fast and loose pulleys and with means for shifting the driving-belt. The ends of the bent parts of the rods slide in bearings. The comb-holder 38 is provided with a flange 39, and is held in position by hooks and eyes. The triangular metal back 44 of the comb fits between flanges on plates 42, and the teeth 45 fit against the graters. The comb and graters are provided with handles so that they may be lifted out. The substances to be granulated fall between the stationary teeth 45, and the reduced material passes through the graters into a drawer 49.
Patent GB-190500373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pulley Blocks.
Filed: 1905-01-07
Abstract: 373. B³hler, Gebr. Jan. 9, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents Act, 1901.] Pulley - blocks.- In a geared electric pulley - block, the covers c of the motor a serve also as the cheeks or side plates of the block, and the drum or sheave shaft e is arranged parallel to the motor shaft and driven therefrom through spur or other gearing p, o, and an Eades or other selfsustaining gear, a symmetrical, light, and easily manipulated block being thus obtained.
Patent GB-190500765-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Braces.
Inventor: BOTHUNG OSKAR
Filed: 1905-01-14
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 765. Bothung, O. Jan. 14. Drawings to Specification. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Braces.-The tabs of braces are provided with clips which embrace the trousers, as a substitute for buttons and buttonholes.
Patent GB-190502015-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brush-holders for Electric Dynamos or Motors.
Inventor: BARKER LAURENCE CHECKLEY
Filed: 1905-02-01
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 2015. Barker, L. C., and Burleigh, J. W. Feb. 1. Brush-holders.- Relates to brush. holders for dynamo - electric machines in which the brush-carrying member slides on a frame carried by the rocker, t h e brush - carrier and frame being connected by an adjustable helical spring. The radial carbon brush A Fig. 1, is gripped by the jaws B<1> of the bolder B, preferably made of aluminium, which is provided with sleeves B<3>, B<4> adapted to slide on pins C<1>, C<2> on the frame C, or with other guides. In the hollow pin C<1> is arranged the helical spring D, secured at one end to the frame C and at the other to a screwed spindle D', which engages a nut D', by which the tension of the spring, and thereby the pressure of the brush on the commutator, is adjusted. In a modification, Fig. 3, pins H pivoted to the holder B engage slots C<3> in the frame. The screw J, by which the frame C is secured to the rocker F, may also act as a guide for the holder. A screwed spindle G serves to press the brush against the jaws B'.