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Patent GB-190114381-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Wind-shield Device for Match-boxes.
Inventor: STOCKLEY SYDNEY HAMMOND
Filed: 1901-07-15
Granted: 1901-10-12
Abstract: 14,381. Stockley, S. H. July 15. Match receptacles. -A match - box holder a is provided with a wind guard c, which is hinged to the holder and has a back, two sides c<2>, and an end c', formed with a V-shaped slot, adapted to hold a lighted match. The wind guard is provided with bent arms d, which engage with curved slots e, formed in the sides of the holder. The striking-surfaces of the match box are exposed through the slotted or open sides of the holder. A lip.f and aperture c<6> serve to aid in the manipulation of the wind guard.
Patent GB-190120868-A (GB)
Title: A Flying Toy
Inventor: UREN BENNETT
Filed: 1901-10-18
Granted: 1902-08-28
Abstract: 20,868. Uren, B. Oct. 18. Flying toys.-A piece of metal a, forming a two-bladed screw, is carried by a tube b adapted to fit on a wire frame A, B, of the form shown. to be held in the hand. Upon spinning the screw by means of a cord c, it is caused to rise in the air.
Patent GB-190202168-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus Applied to Draw-Presses for Coupling the Work Table and the Sheet-Metal Holder.
Inventor: MOENKEMOELLER FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1902-01-27
Granted: 1903-01-27
Abstract: 2168. M÷nkem÷ller, F. Jan. 27. Drawing.-The table T of a drawing-press is coupled to the plate-holder B by rods z, levers h pivoted at n on the frame, and links g so that, as the table is raised by eccentrics E acting on rollers R, the holder is drawn down to clamp the blank x between the holder and the matrix m. The matrix is supported on a plate t having a screwed boss entering a nut v in the table. This nut can be rotated by worm gearing and a handle, to adjust the plate vertically so that the blank is clamped when the eccentrics E are on their upper dead centres.
Patent GB-190202443-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photograhic Camera Supports.
Inventor: HOUGHTON GEORGE
Filed: 1902-01-30
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 2443. Houghton, G., and Holmes, H. Jan. 30. Tripod and like stands.-Relates to a method of furnishing an additional support to cameras with an extended base. In addition to the ordinary tripod b, a two (or three) legged stand c is used to support the lens or the front of the baseboard.
Patent GB-190205200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rack Bars and Locomotives for Rack and Pinion Railways.
Inventor: PASSMORE FRANK BAILEY
Filed: 1902-03-01
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 5200. Passmore, F. B. March 1. Locomotives for rack railways. The part of the rack bar at which the teeth are cut, is tapered to an increased width at the top a. The tapering may be on one or both sides. A stem or stems projecting from the frame of the locomotive carry a wedgeshaped shoe e running freely between the bars with or without similar shoes outside.
Patent GB-190218823-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Theatre and other Stages
Inventor: TERRAINE ALFRED
Filed: 1902-08-27
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 18,823. Terraine, A. Aug. 27. Theatres; domes.-A dome for a theatre or other stage is formed in sections, which can be moved backwards or forwards so as to allow of the manipulation of lighting-apparatus, drop-scenes, &c. The sections are carried by bridges h running on rails c and actuated by means of winches k connected to the wheels by transverse shafts and chain gearing. The back part of the dome is fixed, and has grooves g for actuating the scenery ; a permanent front lighting-bridge is also fitted.
Patent GB-190221183-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tie, Scarf or like Retainers.
Inventor: CHRISTOPHERSEN RASMUS ALBERT
Filed: 1902-09-29
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 21,183. Christophersen, R. A. Sept. 29. Necktie retainers.-Relates to tie, scarf, or cravat retainers especially adapted for use with turn-down collars. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a stud loop b is attached by a lug c to a spring a fixed to the cravat. The loop may have a recess d for the stud shank. The spring and loop may be made in one piece, or the spring may be replaced by an indiarubber or like band.
Patent GB-190224068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Arc Lamps.
Inventor: PUYDT ALBERT DE
Filed: 1902-11-04
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 24,068. Puydt, A. de. June 10, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Arc lamps.-The upper carbon is carried by a tube, which slides in a shorter tube, this, in turn, sliding in a short fixed tube, to reduce the length of the lamp. Escapement regulating-gear is arranged as shown. The carbon-holders are hung by a cord from a pulley B, the upper bolder being the heavier. The pulley is geared to a pinion D, supported in a frame F, which is movable about the pulley axle by a spring G and the core of a shunt solenoid H. The pinion D has two arms D<1>, one of which normally bears against a stationary stop K, so that the frame F and the pulley turn together under the increasing pull of the shunt solenoid H, as the carbons burn. This action continues until the arm D<1> leaves the stop K, whereupon the pinion D revolves, and the frame F is raised by the spring G until the other arm of the pinion D engages the stop K ; at the same time, rotation of the pulley is prevented by a stop L on the frame F engaging one of two arms on a pinion E, which turns in stationary bearings and gears with the pulley. The friction of the moving parts is thus constant while the carbons are being fed.
Patent GB-190227757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Heaters
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1902-12-16
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 27,757. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. Dec. 16. Heating by electricity.- Heating-coils A are built up of a flexible insulated core bent into a series of alternate helical coils and bonds or loops, with a resistance wire or wires helically wound about the coils of the core. The core is sufficiently rigid to retain the shape into which it is cent, and is supported at the bends or loops E by the grooved insulators G on the rods I, I<1>. The coils A are mounted in the casing H, having a cast-metal front H<1>, with openings H<3>, and a closed sheet-metal back H<2>. The case may be secured to the wall of a building or under the seats of a vehicle. In a modification, the flexible insulated core is wound with resistance wire and the whole formed into a helix and inserted into a tube, the resistance wire being insulated from the tube by insulated wire. In a further modification, the coil is made in the form of a flat spiral and the core is included as part of the circuit. A number of connections may be made with intermediate points of the coils to vary the amount of wire in circuit, and these connections may be controlled by suitable switches.
Patent GB-190304784-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Moulding Machines for Cast Metals.
Inventor: TIMMINS DANIEL
Filed: 1903-03-02
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 4784. Timmins, D. March 2. Moulding.-A moulding-machine, which forms a whole mould at one operation, has a base 1, on which a plate 8 with a ramming-head 9 is supported by rods 2 ... 7. The upper box 10 is suspended by weighted chains 18, 19 passing over pulleys on a shaft on the plate 8, and is guided on the rods 2, 3. A pattern plate 12 is swivelled on the rod 5 and supported by collars 13, 14. The lower box 11, guided on the rods 2, 3, has a pair of bolts 22, 23, Fig. 7. on its lower face, operated by a hand-lever 24 to look the box to or release it from a rammer 32. The shank 33 of the rammer is carried by a crosshead 34 guided vertically by rods 71, 72, and reciprocated by yielding connecting-rods 63, 64 and crank-pins on wheels 58, 59 driven from a hand or power operated countershaft 54. The rammer has recesses 48, 49, Fig. 3, to receive the bolts 22, 23, and has bolts 35, 36 operated by angular levers 37, 38 with pins 42, 43 adapted to engage a slot 46 in a plate 39 sliding on the base 1. In starting the machine, the plate 39 is moved to project the bolts 35, 36 so that the lower box and also the pattern plate will rise with the rammer. The lower box, with a bottom plate inside, is locked to the rammer by means of the bolts 22, 23, and is filled with sand. The pattern plate is swung into position, and the top box lowered by means of a handle to rest on the pattern plate, being then filled with sand. The rammer is then raised, carrying the pattern plate and boxes, till the upper box reaches the head 9. The bolts 22, 23 are then withdrawn by the engagement of the lever 24 with a taper collar 15 on the rod 7. The rammer then enters the lower box, to an extent limited by the bolts 35, 36, to ram the lower box, the upper box being rammed against the head 9. The lower box and pattern plate are then lowered, the pattern plate swung out of the way, and the upper box lowered on to the lower one. The bolts 35, 36 are then withdrawn to allow the rammer to enter the boxes to eject the mould and bottom plate. The boxes may be adapted to receive separate frames, which are dropped into the boxes.
Patent GB-190321701-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Relief Valves for Steam Engine Condensers and Pipes connected therewith.
Inventor: MCCARTHY FELIX
Filed: 1903-10-08
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 21,701. McCarthy, F. May 20, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Condensers. - Relates to relief valves which, when the vacuum in the exhaust connection between the engine and the condenser is broken or impaired, open and exhaust the steam to the atmosphere. Fig. 1 shows the valve 4, which normally closes the communication between the inlet 2 from the exhaust pipe and the outlet 8 to the atmosphere. In order to prevent the valve from hammering or pounding, when opened, its spindle 5 is connected through the lever 20 to the spindle 22 of a piston 23, which works in a cylinder 24 filled with oil. The piston 23 has an aperture 27, Figs. 1 and 4, to permit the passage of the oil from one side of the piston to the other when the valve 4 is moved, the amount of opening of the passage being adjustable by means of the head 30 on the screw - spindle 29, which works in the threaded bracket 28. With this arrangement, the opening and closing movements of the valve are retarded by the resistance to the movement of the piston 23 in the cylinder 24. The lever 20 and the cylinder 24 are pivoted respectively on the supports 19, 26 on the cover 7 of the valve-casing 1. The valve 4 is normally sealed by water, which is admitted through the inlet 12 and discharged through the outlet 11, a suitable dam 10 being provided in the outlet 8. The casing 1 is formed with a handhole 15, closed by a cover 16, to permit access for cleaning the valve. In case of a leak, blacklead, flour, &c. may be thrown in through the hole 15, such material being carried down by the water and serving temporarily to stop the leak. As applied to a straightway valve, Fig. 5, the spindle 22 of the piston 23 and the spindle 37 of the relief valve 38 are connected to the opposite ends of the lever 33. Instead of employing oil in the cylinder 24, spiral springs may be arranged within the cylinder on opposite sides of the piston 23.
Patent GB-190321956-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Stoppers or Valves for Bottles more especially applicable to Feeding Bottles and the like.
Inventor: SELIGSOHN SIEGFRIED
Filed: 1903-10-12
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 21,956. Seligsohn, S. Oct. 12. Feeding-bottles; bottles; stoppers.-A stopper for bottles, such as feeding-bottles and the like, is provided with a venting-valve to facilitate suction. The valve consists of a perforated cylindrical casing formed with three flanges b, c, and d, the valve being held by the stopper casing which lies between the flanges c, d. Between the flanges b, d, an india-rubber ring is placed to cover the perforations or apertures g of the valve. The ring is perforated with fine holes or slits to form lip valves, to allow air to enter the bottle through the apertures g during suction, and to prevent escape of liquid through the valve. For additional security in large bottles, a plate of rubber or the like may be arranged at the entrance to the valve, to act as a back-pressure valve.
Patent GB-190326453-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bicycles
Inventor: MUELLER ADOLF ERNST ANTON
Filed: 1903-12-03
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 26,453. M³ller, A. E. A. Dec. 3. Body motion, propelling by.-The rider stands upon the foot-rests q, and, by the weight of his body, depresses the saddle, which is attached to a lever b, pivoted at its end c to the frame. The downward movement of the lever b causes a spring pawl e to actuate a ratchet-wheel f. The motion of the ratchet - wheel is communicated through wheels i, k, l to the chain-wheel m and thence to the hind wheel n, so that the bicycle is propelled forwards. The pressure on the saddle is then released, and the saddle is restored to its normal position by a spring p, when the cycle of operations is repeated.
Patent GB-190406889-A (GB)
Title: Electrical Distribution.
Inventor: WOODBRIDGE JOSEPH LESTER
Filed: 1904-03-22
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 6889. Woodbridge, J. L. March 22. Dynamos, regulating.-Relates to a method employed in a variable-load distributing-system for running the main compounded generators at constant load and for causing the voltage of these generators to vary in the same sense as the total output of the generating-plant. Variations of the load in the work circuit 3,4 are taken up by a storage battery a and a series-wound booster b connected in series across the main bus-bars 1, 2, in parallel to the main or series field circuits f<2>, f<3> of the generators c, d. An auxiliary bus-bar e, between which and the negative bar 2 the compounding field circuits f, f<1> are connected, is also connected to the positive brushes of the generators c, d and through a battery g and resistance h to the positive brush of the booster. The generators c, d take all the load when it is of average amount, and no current then flows through the battery a. The voltage of the battery g is also arranged under these conditions to prevent current from flowing from the bar e to the bar 1, i.e , the voltage of the battery g equals the fall in voltage in the series coils f<2>, f<3>. When the load rises above the average, the increased current flows through the battery a, and thence to the bar 1, partly through the booster field coil b<1> and partly through the generator series coils f<2>, f<3>, thus raising both the booster and generator voltages. The design of the coil b<1> is such that the increased booster voltage compensates not only for the rise in the generator voltage but also for the drop in the battery voltage, assuming it to take all the increase in the load, and with this arrangement the battery takes up all the load variations, and the voltage of the battery and booster is constantly equal to that of the generators. The resistance h may be adjusted to vary the proportions of the increased current in the booster and generator coils b<1>, f<2>, f<3>, so that variations in the battery voltage, due to increased internal resistance &c., may be compensated for. Adjustment of the resistance h is also necessary when the number of generators in use is varied. When one generator only is used, the bus-bar e is dispensed with, and the compounding-coil of the generator connected directly across the bars 1, 2.
Patent GB-190408232-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method for the Manufacture of Ornamental Articles coated or plated with Tin.
Inventor: DIETRICH GEORG
Filed: 1904-04-09
Granted: 1904-05-12
Abstract: 8232. Dietrich, G. April 9. Ornamented paper, compound paper.-Ornamental articles, such as picture frames, boxes, bowls, cups, and the like, are made by covering leathery cardboard or similar material on one or both sides with thinly-rolled tin, slightly wrinkled; thymol or like substance is mixed with the cementing-medium. The material is then subjected to gradually-increasing pressure, while damp, to form the desired articles and relief patterns, the thymol giving a bluish tint to the tin. The tin is next painted or varnished black, or to represent brass, copper, &c., and is finally polished. An extra thickness of cardboard may be applied after the preliminary pressure.
Patent GB-190415574-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Key-operated Musical Instruments.
Inventor: HADDAN REGINALD
Filed: 1904-07-12
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 15,574. Haddan, R., [Bauer & Hawraneck]. July 12. Pianofortes and like instruments have groups of wires or strings, forming chords, placed between the ordinary chromatically-tuned strings, and, by shifting the keyboard, such groups of strings are struck by some of the hammers instead of the ordinary ones. Two keys are operated by tho left hand, one for the bass note and the other for a chord, the connection between the keys being suitably indicated. The grand pianoforte partly shown in plan in Fig. 1 has groups of extra wires 14 between the ordinary wires 13 next above the bass wires. The frame 15, Fig. 2, carrying the keyboard and hammers, has pins 22 taking into slots 23 in the slide bars 24, by means of which the frame can be moved longitudinally, so as to bring the hammers 20, Fig. 5, which have faces of half the width of the ordinary hammers 19, under the chord wires 14 instead of under the wires 13. The wires 14 may be placed somewhat above the ordinary wires 13.
Patent GB-190421012-A (GB)
Title: Speed Indicator
Inventor: COULERU-MEURI CHARLES
Filed: 1904-09-30
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 21,012. Meuri, C. Couleru-. Sept. 30. Speed indicators.-The distance traversed during a definite interval of time is indicated by a pointer which during that interval is connected by gearing to a moving part, the starting and stopping of the pointer being effected by clockwork and stop mechanism. The pinion a, rotated by a flexible connection, gears with a wheel b, adjusted with easy friction on the arbor of a ratchet-wheel c, pointer 18, and pinion d. A sector e gearing with the pinion d has a shoulder g against which a pin h on a lever i is moved by means of a push-pin k to bring the pointer to zero. Normally, the ratchet-wheel c is held by the nose-piece of a lever 3 pivoted at 2 and connected by means of a pin to a lever q pivoted at r and tending, under the action of a spring t, to engage one of the four notches in a disc v fixed to the arbor of the minutewheel of the clockwork. A pin on the balance wheel 10 is engaged by a thin blade spring on the lever 3. The short arm of the lever q is acted upon by the tail of the lever i, so that, when the pointer is brought back to zero, the clockwork and the ratchet-wheel are both released and continue in motion until the lever r engages the next notch in the disc v, when they are again stopped. A device is described for starting the indicator automatically from the motion of the vehicle and restarting it after each operation. The flexible shaft driving the pinion a is itself driven by means of a spiral projection 23, Fig. 6, on a plate 22 fixed to one of the wheels of the vehicle and gearing with a cog-wheel 24. The ends of the projection overlap slightly as indicated.
Patent GB-190426738-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Ships' Ventilators.
Inventor: FOTHERINGHAM DAVID
Filed: 1904-12-08
Granted: 1905-12-07
Abstract: 26,738. Fotheringham, D. Dec. 8. Ventilating ships. -In a ship's ventilator of the Utley type, the floating valve 2 isprovided with a bushing 3 of rubber and bushes 6, 7 of wood, leather, &c., held in place by metal discs 4 and screws 8, so as to render the valves silent in action. Stops 5 of rubber &c. are also provided. To close the valve tightly, a cover 13 is forced against a rubber bed 14 by a screw 15. A water screen 19, consisting of sheets of absorbent material passed over rods, is connected to the perforated cover 20 and moves with it. To minimize waterlogging of the valves, the corks 2 are singed. A hollow rubber device 21, fitting loosely on the valve spindle 1, ensures the valve being water-tight around the spindle. Instead of the valves being bushed as described, sleeves of leather &c. may be provided on the valve or guide-spindle.
Patent GB-190428459-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Incandescence Vapour Lamps
Inventor: MIESS JACOB HENRY
Filed: 1904-12-27
Granted: 1905-12-27
Abstract: 28,459. Miess, J. H. Dec. 27. Vapour lamps.-The vaporizer 1 is placed obliquely and heated by means of perforated tubes 6, 7 opening into the mixing-chamber 3. A perforated pilot tube 8 has an extension so as to be lit by the flame jets from the tubes 6, 7. Air is supplied through holes 12 by a tube 11. The cleaning-needle 18 is actuated by a cam 16 operated by a handle 22. The mixing-chamber and vaporizer are enclosed in a casing 10, provided with a door 15 for the introduction of a torch for starting the lamp.
Patent GB-190501457-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process in the Manufacture of Keen's or other Cements Having a Gypsum Base
Inventor: ARMSTRONG THOMAS JARDINE
Filed: 1905-01-25
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 1457. Armstrong, T. J. Jan. 25. Cements; plasters.-Relates to the manufacture of Keene's and other cements by adding mineral matter to gypsum. The ground gypsum is soaked in the mineral solution, and the mass is moulded, burnt, and ground, thus avoiding the preliminary burning.
Patent GB-190502774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Paper Making Apparatus
Inventor: COUPER PETER
Filed: 1905-02-10
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 2774. Couper, P. Feb. 10. Strainers.-Relates to an apparatus for concentrating the green pulp before bleaching, for removing the strong bleaching -liquor from the bleached pulp, and for concentrating the bleached and washed pulp before beating. The pulp is pumped along a pipe A, Fig. 2, and through a flared mouthpiece a on to the foraminous surface B of a rotating drum, enclosed by a suitable casing C and divided into compartments by partitions g. The pulp is compressed and removed from the drum by a roller K, and from the latter by one or other of a pair of scrapers or doctors N, O, and transferred to a vessel where the bleaching or washing operation is performed, while the liquid which passes through the foraminous material strikes a single or double cone-shaped centre piece H, taperinz towards the open end or ends of the drum. Fig. 5 shows a drum having longitudinal ribs G' and a stationary trough R to convey away the liquid forced through the perforations. The drum is supported on antifriction rollers S and driven by means of the sprocket-wheel T.
Patent GB-190503351-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Golosh.
Inventor: DICK JAMES ALEXANDER
Filed: 1905-02-17
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 3351. Dick, J. A. Feb. 17. Overshoes; athletic; soles; heels; slipping, preventing.-An overshoe for giving a sure foothold, especially when playing golf, consists of a single flexible sole a, strengthened by one or more sole and heel pieces b, in which metal studs or the like c are inserted, and toe and heel pieces d. The overshoe is secured in place by straps e and buckles.
Patent GB-190505986-A (GB)
Title: Improved Packet for the Distribution of Cigarettes, Cigars, and other similar Articles with Matches or other Igniting Means.
Inventor: BEALL ALFRED JAMES
Filed: 1905-03-21
Granted: 1905-12-07
Abstract: 5986. Beall, A. J. March 21. Cigar and cigarette cases.-A packet for cigars, cigarettes, or similar articles has a compartment for matches. The piece A, Fig. 3, is folded and placed in the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, on the cardboard blank forming the inner slide of the packet, its ends being pasted to the sides b of the made-up packet. A cut d is made in one side e, so that the flap f may be moved to uncover the opening c, Fig. 1, for the removal of the matches. The piece A may be dispensed with by dividing the sides b at b<1> and turning the free ends inwards to form the inner side of the match compartment.