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Patent GB-190318034-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Coin Freed Mechanism for Gas and other Fluid Meters.
Inventor: BEALE BERTRAM ROBERT
Filed: 1903-08-20
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 18,034. Beale, B. R., and Bagnall, A. E. Aug. 20. Gas meters; liquid meters.-A shaft 1 bearing an arm 17, Fig. 4, which normally bears under a button 34 on the stem 33 of the supply valve, is turned so as to let the valve drop open, by means of a bell-crank lever 8, Fig. 2, which carries on one arm a pawl 6 to drive a ratchet-wheel 3, and has a pin 13 on the other arm engaged in a slot 14 in a plate 12 which is set to determine the starting position, and so the amount of feed. A loose ratchet-wheel 5 on the shaft is turned in the opposite direction, its driving-pawl 19 being worked by a crank 20 geared to the meter. This second ratchetwheel has sufficient friction with a third wheel 4 which is fast to the shaft, to turn the shaft also, till the valve is lifted again and so closed. A pawl 15 on the second wheel engages the third. As a modification allowing prepayment for several revolutions of the valve-controlling shaft, the arm 17, Fig. 8, engages the valve-stem by a slot 32, and is shifted by a screw thread 31 on the shaft before it is lifted. The gear for the crank preferably includes the change wheel described in Specification No. 8820, A.D. 1901. Coin action.-The driving-end 10 of the pawl 6 is normally out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel owing to the other end 11 resting on the rear arm of the bell crank, but the coin protruding from a rotary pocket 26 catches a nose 9 with which the driving-end is formed. The pawl is thus applied to the wheel, and the two are driven by the coin till the latter escapes from the nose.
Patent GB-190321128-A (GB)
Title: A Visual Call or Signal Device.
Inventor: EKBERG ALBERT
Filed: 1903-10-01
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 21,128. Ekberg, A. Oct. 1. Signals, visible, flag, and lamp.-A call device for the deaf comprises a perforated disc which is moved to and fro in front of a lamp, and a ribbon or flag which is fixed on the end of an oscillating pole, the actuating-mechanism consisting of clockwork started by an electromagnet in the line circuit. In Fig. 2, the perforated disc 34 is mounted on the end of the rod 24 which is actuated by a crank-pin 12 working in a slot in the rod. The crank disc 11 is actuated by a clock spring 2 to which it is connected by a train of wheels. The clockwork is started by an electromagnet 20 which is energized when the line circuit 21 is closed by the push 23. The electromagnet liberates the detent 16 from the tooth 15 of a disc 14 in gear with the clockwork train. The pole 31, Fig. 3, to the end of which the ribbon is attached is oscillated by a rack 28, gearing in the toothed segment 30. The rack 28, Fig. 1, is oscillated by the rod 24 which passes through it at 27. The device may be used as a telephone call.
Patent GB-190323401-A (GB)
Title: An Indicator or Consultable Reference for use in connection with League Football Matches and the like.
Inventor: LEON JOSEPH ABRAHAM
Filed: 1903-10-28
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 23,401. Leon, J. A. Oct. 28. Indicating announcements and information; dials. -An indicator is provided for use in connection with football matches, chess tournaments, &c., by means of which the date of any particular match may be ascertained by setting out revoluble dials, movable scales, or sliding rules. Figs. 1 and 3 illustrate the application to ascertaining the date of League matches. The names or initial letters of seventeen out of eighteen clubs taking part in the competition are arranged in a certain order on the divisions d of a dial a, and, in the reverse order, on the divisions e of a dial b. The dials a, bare revoluble about a pivot c, the outer one b resting on a flange on the inner one a, which can be rotated relatively to the dial b by turning the milled edge of the flanged dial a. The clubs are arranged in the order in which they play one particular club, No. 1 say, and each club is marked with the date on which it plays this club, the dates on dials b, a indicating respectively "home" and " away" dates. Club No. 1 may be printed in red &c. to distinguish it from the other clubs. Instructions for ascertaining what matches take place on any day are pasted or printed on the device. The dials may be partly enclosed by a revoluble lid or shutter y, leaving only nine divisions visible. Advertisements may be shown on the device.
Patent GB-190400136-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spectacle Frames.
Inventor: SCHLOETTGEN AUGUST
Filed: 1904-01-02
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 136. Schl÷ttgen, A. Jan. 2. Spectacles.- The bridges of spectacles are made with forked or multiply - divided ends soldered to the rims of the glasses, giving greater strength and stability.
Patent GB-190404258-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Machinery for Drawing on Paper Covers on to Books.
Inventor: GOWANS GEORGE ANGUS
Filed: 1904-02-20
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 4258. Gowans, G.A. Feb. 20. Glueing.-Relates to machinery for attaching paper covers to books, in which the adhesive is applied to the back of the book, the paper cover is placed in its correct position on the back of the book, and the paper cover is rubbed on to the glued surface to ensure close contact. The books 8, placed backs downwards on a table 1, are moved by an endless band 2, on to a platform 9 and thence to the grid 16 and jaws 10, where the adhesive is applied. The books are then carried by the jaws 10 to the jaws 37, meeting on their way the paper covers, which are pressed into position by jaws 37 and rubbed on the back of the book by flexible projections 43 on the sliding arm 40. The endless band 2 is actuated by a ratchetwheel 3, driven by arms 4, 5, 6 from a shaft 7 which is worked by levers 48, 49 from a cam on a shaft 50. By having a double pawl 4<1> and reversed teeth, the endless band is moved forwards the required distance and then backwards a short distance, thus obviating the effect of the pressure of the books upon the foremost book. Plate 9 is moved forwards and backwards by the crank 13 and connecting-rod 14 attached to a cam on the shaft 50. When the book is on the grid 16, the jaws 10 close by means of the wire 17 in the flexible tube 18 ; the glueing-plate 20 then rises and presses against the back of the book. The motions of the wire 17 and of the plate 20 are governed by cams on the shaft 50. The jaws 10, guided by a stud working in the groove 28, are moved towards the jaws 37 by the levers 30, 31 33, 34, each pair of levers being actuated by cams on the shaft 50. When the jaws 37 close by action of levers 38, 39 from the shaft 7, the jaws 10 open and return to their former positions. When the rubbing-operation is complete, the books are discharged on to a delivery table 44.
Patent GB-190404497-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Smoke Conveyors.
Inventor: GALE WILLIAM LLOYD
Filed: 1904-02-23
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 4497. Gale, W. L. Feb. 23. Couplings, disc o n n e ctible.-Relates to smoke conveyers for conveying smoke and cinders from the funnel of a locomotive to the rear end of a train. Each car carries a rigid tube section 1, Fig. 1, and is provided at each end with a reversible telescopic member 2, pivoted on a stud or screw to permit of its being turned round end for end, should it become necessary so to adjust the parts to permit coupling with an adjacent car. The telescopic members consist of a central member 2, Figs. 1 and 3, flared at each end, and connected by means of springs 7 and eyes 6 with tubular members 5, 5<1>. Into the ends of these members are fitted reduced portions 8, serving as supports for end members 9, 9<1>. One end 9 of these is flared at one end, and the other end 9<1> provided with fingers 21, which engage with the flared end of the reversible member on an adjacent car, or the end of the fixed member 1. The end members 9, 9<1> are held in position by rods 14 and springs 18, and may be drawn back upon the tubular members 8, when they are to be disconnected, by means of a lever 13, having its ends in the form of triangular links 12 which engage with pins 11 in such a way, that, when the lever is drawn out at right-angles to the axis of the tube, the end member is moved along the tube 8 against the resistance of the springs 18. The reversibla section shown at the left-hand side of the car C in Fig. 1 is made with both ends flared. Where the parts are always disposed in the same direction, such as between the engine and its tender, the connection is made by providing the engine section with a yielding member 25, connected by links 6 and provided with springs 7<1>.
Patent GB-190405889-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Adjusting Window Blinds, applicable also for other Purposes.
Inventor: STURGIS HERBERT MARSHALL
Filed: 1904-03-10
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 5889. Sturgis, H. M. March 10. Window blinds; pictures &c., hanging on walls.-In an arrangement for adjusting window blinds, applicable also to maps, charts, advertising matter, display devices in stores &c., the blind or curtain roller 33, Fig. 1, is supported by downwardly - bent portions of an adjustable rod 32 to which are attached the ends of a supporting cord 25. The middle part of the cord passes through holes 26, Fig. 5, in a roller 10, the holes communicating with each other by a groove 27 in which the cord lies flush with the surface of the roller. The roller is held on a rod 11 by lugs 15 and a cap 16, and the rod is mounted so as to slide in brackets 12 fixed to the window casing. The cap 16 carries locking-pawls 17, Fig. 6, which are adapted to engage with recesses 18 formed in a shoulder of the bracket 19. The cap is held against the end of the roller by tongues 20, Fig. 5, stamped from the cap. The bracket 19 is held against the cap by a washer 21 which, in turn, is held by a washer 22 dished before it is applied to the rod, and afterwards straightened. The bracket is prevented from turning by a slot 23, Fig. 6, which engages with a rod 14 mounted in ears 13, Fig. 3, on the brackets 12. The rod also carries a pair of guide-pulleys 24 for the cord 25. The roller is rotated by a cord 28, which is wound round it, one end of the cord being secured to the cap 10. The coiling of the cord is guided by a slotted curved arm 29 secured on the bar 14 by a set-screw 30. To lower the blind, the cord 28 is pulled smartly and then released, allowing the cord 25 to unwind from the roller. To raise the blind, the cord 28 is pulled to wind up the cord 25 and then released gently, allowing the pawls 17 to engage with the recesses and prevent further unwinding. The supporting-rod 32 may be provided at the ends with cloth or rubber pads to prevent scratching the window frame.
Patent GB-190409170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Show-cases, Boxes, Casements and the like.
Inventor: HARCOURT EDGAR GODWIN
Filed: 1904-04-21
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 9170. Harcourt, B. G. April 21. Show cases.- Relates to stays for hinged lids of show cases, boxes, &c. The bar a is pivotally connected to a lug or bracket b on the lid or case, its other end sliding through a rotatable guide d mounted on a bracket e. A spring grip-piece g and an adjustment screw h are provided; the end j of the spring is adapted to engage with a slotted or grooved end i of the bar when the lid is fully raised.
Patent GB-190410236-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Boxes or Receptacles applicable for Use in Playing Games and the like and for Advertising and other purposes.
Inventor: ROOM ALFRED
Filed: 1904-05-04
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 10,236. Room, A. May 4. G a m e apparatus combined with boxes and cases. - A box used as a receptacle for samples of soap or sweetmeats &c. has holes i formed in squares on the lid, for the reception of pins or pegs to be used in playing games such as "noughts and "crosses," "draughts," &c. When not in use, the pegs j are kept in a compartment f of the box.
Patent GB-190410867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Purification of Sewage and the like.
Inventor: PESCHGES HERMANN
Filed: 1904-05-11
Granted: 1905-03-16
Abstract: 10,867. Peschges, H. May 11. Sewage, treating; decanting.-Solids or slime and grease are separated from water or sewage in a syphon apparatus. A closed tank a is respectively connected by pipes d, e. f furnished with cocks, to a preliminary well d<2>, which the sewage &c. enters by the pipe d', to a discharge well e' with a discharge pipe g, and to a well i where the slime is treated. The inlet d<1> is at a higher level than the outlet g, so that, when the tank a has been filled with water or other liquid through the pipe b, a siphonic action takes place, by which the liquid is drawn up the pipe d and the heavier portion, silt, &c., passes down the pipe f into the well i, while the lighter portion passes down the pipe e to the discharge well e', the floating grease passes down the pipe f <1> to the well i. A pipe c with a cock is provided for the escape of air from the tank a when it is first filled.
Patent GB-190413158-A (GB)
Title: Improved Plastic Composition suitable for the Manufacture of Buttons, Electrical Insulating Material or other Articles, and Process of Manufacturing same.
Inventor: GEIPEL ARMY
Filed: 1904-06-10
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 13,158. Geipel, A. June 10. Materials, fibrous.-The Specification, which describes the production of a new plastic composition, states that paper has been made from fibres obtained by treating the bast of the West African Baobab or monkey-bread tree with hot alkalies.
Patent GB-190413993-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process of Manufacturing Antiseptic and Perfumed Blocks
Inventor: EILERTSEN LUCIEN
Filed: 1904-06-21
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 13,993. Eilertsen, L. June 21. Antiseptics; gargles and mouth washes.-Blocks from which antiseptic, oxygen, and other chemical reagents, &c. may be liberated in water or in the mouth consist of cellulose, gum arabic, or other inert soluble substance, the active material, and in some cases a perfume, sugar, &c. A solution of gum arabic in water is added to a solution of cellulose in acetone, which contains also peroxide of lime, magnesia, soda, &c. or other antiseptic. The acetone is allowed to evaporate, and the remaining substance forms a stiff block, from which the active substance is liberated as the gum dissolves away.
Patent GB-190414584-A (GB)
Title: Pile Fabrics
Inventor: CLERK DUGALD
Filed: 1904-06-28
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 14,584. Clerk, D., [Whittall, M. J.]. June 28. Pile fabrics ; carpets rugs.-These are woven in such a manner that the patterns appear upon the backs of the fabrics as well as upon the faces. Three sets of jute warps 10, 11, 12 are used. The chain warps 10 run in a single warp plane, the warps 11 run with and are intermittently raised above the warps 10 to bind in the upper double strands of weft 13, and the warps 12 are alternately raised above and depressed below the warps 10 to bind in the lower double wefts 13 and the double wefts 14. The yarns for the tufted pile T are bound in by the wefts 14, and are of sufficientlylarger diameter than the jute warps practically to conceal the latter, and to produce the pattern on the back of the fabric. The fabrics may be considered as modified Moquette fabrics, the pile tufts being bound in by the wefts below the chain warps 10, instead of by the wefts above the chain warps. The invention is also applicable to a two-shot fabric.
Patent GB-190417067-A (GB)
Title: Manually and Mechanically Operative Pianos.
Inventor: DANQUARD THOMAS
Filed: 1904-08-04
Granted: 1905-08-04
Abstract: 17,067. Danquard, T. Dec. 9, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Automatic instruments.-Self-playi n g pianofortes, which may also be played manually, have elastic strikers between the pneumatics and piano action to prevent snapping noises due to t h e sudden collapsing of the pneumatics, and are arranged to facilitate inspection of the pneumatics, action, tracker, and music rolls. Piano keys 1, Fig. 1, act upcn rods 3, wippens 4, and hammers 5, there being the usual arrangements for moving the hammer rest-rail and the dampers. The music from the roll 14 passes over a tracker 15 to the roll 16, these parts being supported in the frame 17 mounted upon the chest 18, containing the primary pneumatic valves 19 within the pianoforte casing 12, and also containing tubes 20, 21 which connect the tracker with the chest and the chest with a lower one 22 containing secondary valves 23 for controlling the striking- pneumatics 24, which, when collapsed by air exhaust, lift their abstracts 25, the elastic strikers 26, and the wippens 4 to operate the hammers. All the parts 14 to 26 are thus removable bodily with the chest 22 when the front 28 is opened, and for this purpose the chest is detachably fixed to the casing at its ends, a transparent sliding glass plate being arranged in front of the rolls, which are driven by chain gearing from the shaft of a motor, preferably pneumatic. The elastic striker causes the hammer to deliver a yielding blow, and is shown in Fig. 3, where the end of the abstract 25 is threaded and has a raw-bide or hard-felt washer 40 screwed thereon, so that the washer and abstract may be introduced between two slots at right-angles in the lower tongue 37 of the striker 26, and clamped by a screw 41. A slot 35 separates the upper tongue 36, which carries an adjustable stud 42 bearing on the wippen 4, and is limited in motion by the felt head 45 of an adjustable stud 43 upon the chest 18. The modification shown in Fig. 5 consists in placing two nuts 47, 48 upon the abstract and dispensing with the right-angled slots. The main wind-chest has fixed to it the bellows, reservoir, equalizing-bellows, and motor, and is so situated in the case that it may be removed with all these parts.
Patent GB-190421457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ventilators.
Inventor: SEDGWICK WILLIAM GEORGE
Filed: 1904-10-06
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 21,457. Sedgwick, W. G. Oct. 6. Ventilating ships. - A fan a is mounted on a vertical spindle b carried in bearings on bars c, d in the shaft d'. A friction-wheel f bears against a bevelled ring on the cowl, preferably on the inside at the bottom, and against a cone e on the spindle b. The cone and ring are, preferably, made of hard wood, so that the spindle, with the fan a, rotates when the cowl is blown round. The shaft is made with a conical enlargement m and inclined openings n to allow the fan to be driven by the direct action of the wind, the cowl being then dispensed with.
Patent GB-190426167-A (GB)
Title: Improved Prophylactic and Therapeutic Preparations
Inventor: COULSON JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1904-12-01
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 26,167. Coulson, J. H. Dec. 1. Ointments.-A prophylactic and therapeutic preparation for application to any part of the skin consists of the following ingredients :-Alum, a jelly made by mixing petroleum or glycerine with starch, spirits of wine, zinc oxide, essence of refined petroleum melting at about blood heat, and boracic or salicylic acid. In a modification, the petroleum or glycerine and starch jelly is dispensed with or its place taken by a further quantity of the essence of petroleum.
Patent GB-190426304-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Metal Receptacles for Holding Liquid.
Inventor: CRABB ALFRED PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-12-02
Granted: 1905-12-02
Abstract: 26,304. Crabb, A. P. Dec. 2. Stoppers.-Relates to metal bottles or receptacles containing liquids, such as volatile polishing- liquids, which it is required to deliver in the form of spray or small drops. The bottle is filled through the neck b, and then a cover g, provided with one or more small holes h, is pressed into the neck, where it is retained by the elasticity of the material. When the polish is not required for use, a metal cap d containiog a washer e is screwed on to the neck, to cover the holes h.
Patent GB-190429411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Carburetters for Internal Combustion Engines
Inventor: RENAULT LOUIS
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-04-27
Abstract: 29,411. Renault, L. Dec. 3, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Gas or explosive-vapour engines, carburetting in. The proportion of air and oil is kept uniform by the apparatus automatically after adjustment. The adjustment to suit different qualities of fuel and conditions of atmospheric pressure and temperature is effected by a cock 2 which controls the vacuum by which the supplementary air valve is worked. The oil nozzle 8 has a number of holes 9 one above the other, from which the oil flows in succession as the speed and the suction of the piston increases. At low speeds, sufficient air enters the apparatus around the disc 4, but an increase of speed causes the disc to be sucked up and its spindle 7 to turn in a quick-threaded nut. A valve 5 on the spindle 7 opens air ports 6 and admits air in proportion to the increased flow of oil from the nozzle. By adjusting the valve 2 more or less, air may be admitted to the chamber 3 and the effective vacuum therein controlled.
Patent GB-190507779-A (GB)
Inventor: MACRAE RODERICK
Filed: 1905-04-12
Granted: 1906-03-08
Abstract: 7779. Macrae, R. April 12. Mixing flour.-The various kinds of flour are fed into a number of hoppers a, preferably four arranged as shown, haviug openings b in their semicylindrical bottoms closed by slides c, worked by rack, screw, etc; gearing. Parallel shafts i, j carry wedge-shaped scrapers and knives l<3>, l<1> respectively and gear through pinions i<1>, j<1>. According to the Provisional Specification, helical knives may be used, and baffle-plates may be arranged in the shoot m when only some of the hoppers are in use.
Patent GB-190510302-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Blouse and Skirt Fasteners.
Inventor: DAWSON HERBERT WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-05-16
Granted: 1906-03-01
Abstract: 10,302. Dawson, H. W. May 16. Skirt and blouse and like grips.-A combined blouse or shirt fastener and skirt support is formed of two plates 1, 4, Fig. 1, slidingly hinged together at 5. The plate 1 is attached to the waist beneath the blouse &c. by tape threaded through slots 2, and carries a lip 3 which engages a slot 8 in the plate 4, thus gripping the blouse between the two plates. Hooks 9 on the plate 4 serve to support the skirt. In a modification, Fig. 2, the plates are connected by a pivot 11 working in a vertical slot 12, the overlapping portion 13 having a spring action. In further modifications, the lip 3 is replaced by a rib 20, Fig. 3, or by an embossed projection or projections 15, Fig. 4. In these forms, ordinary hinges may replace the sliding connexions.
Patent GB-190513085-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Hardening of Dry-moulded Cement Castings.
Inventor: HANSEN PEDER
Filed: 1905-06-24
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 13,085. Hansen, P. June 24. Stone, preserving.-Dry moulded cement castings are hardened immediately after moulding by treatment with low-pressure steam. The flow of steam should be regulated so that the temperature approximates to 120‹ F.
Patent GB-190514866-A (GB)
Title: Method of Dyeing Sponges.
Inventor: ASHER THEODOR
Filed: 1905-07-19
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 14,866. Asher, T. July 19. Dyeing.-Sponges are dyed by the use of metallic mordants at temperatures not exceeding 80‹ C. Thus, sponges, which may have been bleached,'are mordanted with basic aluminium sulphate and dried at about 50‹ C. A higher temperature fixes the mordant better but weakens the fibres. After being freed from chalky elements, previously introduced to neutralize any acid present, by thoroughly washing, they are gradually heated in an alizarin bath to about 70‹ or 80‹ C. They are then raised, treated once or twice with warm soaplye, thoroughly washed, and dried at 70-80‹ C. Any dye forming a pure lake may be used.