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Patent GB-190310209-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Window Shades.
Inventor: EMERY PLATO GOETHE
Filed: 1903-05-05
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 10,209. Emery, P. G. May 5. Window blinds.--Relates to means for guiding, and holding in adjusted position, the lower end of a spring blind. The upper end of the blind 10 is attached to the spring roller 11, and its lower end is provided with a tubular rod 12 carrying guiding- devices 13 at its ends running in grooves 12<1> in the window frame. The guiding-devices consist of shoes 16 with rollers 16, and having hollow shanks 23 projecting into the ends of the tube 12. A releasing-device is provided at one end so that the guiding.device may be withdrawn from its groove. In the form shown in Fig. 2, this consists of a notched sleeve 14 rotatable on the tube 12 and hold by a spring 17 so that its notches 15 are out of alignment with the guiding-device. To remove the guiding-device, the sleeve is turned until its notches are in alignment. Friction holding or releasing-shoes 22 having shanks 24 mounted to slide in the shanks 23 of the shoes 16, are pressed outwardly by springs 36, and may be drawn inwardly by rods 25 having finger-pieces 26 projecting out through slots in the tube. The rods are passed through the blocks 22, until their heads 31 engage shoulders thereon, and are passed through holes in the ends of sliding sleeves 33 and screwed into the finger-pieces 26. The necks of the pieces 26 engage notches or slots in the sleeves 33, and these sleeves prevent the pieces 26 from binding. A screwed end or the sleeve 38 is provided for adjusting the length of the tube 12. In modifications, a screw adjusting-sleeve, such as 38, is used in place of, or is combined with, the releasing-sleeve 14.
Patent GB-190313875-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or relating to Railway Brakes.
Inventor: GALAFRE NICHOLAS FEODOROVITCH
Filed: 1903-06-22
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 13,875. Galafre, N. F. June 22. Brakes.-Apparatus to be applied to each wheel of railway wagons, engines, &c., by which the brakes, steam, air, or vacuum, are automatically applied in the event of de-railment through defective rails, broken wheels, &c., comprises a thin hard-metal tube t which is broken by the dropping of the axle a. The tube t, supported from the vehicle, communicates through a tube t<1> with the main brake pipe, and its breakage consequently causes the application of the brakes.
Patent GB-190315829-A (GB)
Title: Improved Flash Light Apparatus for Use in Photographic Operations and the like.
Inventor: TRAUTMANN MAX
Filed: 1903-07-17
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 15,829. Trautmann, M. July 17. Lamps, actinic.-A folding flashlight apparatus consists of two side-pieces a, hinged together at b, and top and bottom pieces d, e. The top and bottom are each made in two parts, flexibly connected to one another in the centre and to the sides, so that they can fold inwards. A spring c holds the parts distended and a knuckle f holds the top and bottom. The flash-light apparatus is placed on the folding shelf h through the door i<1>, the operating tube passing through the hole i<3>. A translucent and flexible screen g covers the front, to soften the light and to retain fumes. The doorj<1>, provided with a light spring j<2>, allows air to escape when the mixture is fired and closes again to retain the fumes. The apparatus is fitted with a handle k at the back and with a catch k<1> to hold it closed when it is folded up.
Patent GB-190319749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Punches
Inventor: ROBERT ALFONZO HAMMOND
Filed: 1903-09-14
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 19,749. Lake, W. R., [Hammond, R. A.]. Sept. 14. Punching-pliers. - Hand punches are provided with a detachable punch or plunger having an inwardly-projecting extension carrying pins which engage in slots in the lower lever, thus bringing the connection between the plunger and the lever, close to the fulcrum. An upper lever 10, Fig. 2, and jaws a, b are made in one piece with a body A. The upper jaw a is provided with a bearing d, and the lower jaw b with a die f. A guide-slot g in the bearing d receives the extension 12 of a plunger B which carries a punch c. A lower lever C, preferably of U-shaped sheet steel, is divided at its larger end into side portions 14 provided with slots i, which engage with pins k on the plunger extension 12. The sides 14 of the lower lever embrace the body A, and are pivoted to it by a bolt h. When the plunger is in its raised position, the slots i are inclined downwards, so that the pressure on the pins k tends to force the plunger B awav from the lever 10, and thus corrects the binding action of the leverage of the downward pressure on the outer end of the extension 12. A stop 20, attached to the body A by the clamping- screw 18, limits the separation of the levers, and prevents the pins k from leaving the slots i, but can be turned down when the removal of the plunger is required. When the grip of the hand is released, the resiliency of the lever C produces a slight upward movement, thus loosening the punch, and facilitating its withdrawal by the action of a spring.
Patent GB-190320430-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trusses
Inventor: JASPER MANUEL EDWARD
Filed: 1903-09-22
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 20,430. Jasper, M. E., and Miller, B. B. Sept. 22. Trusses. - The spring A is placed round the waist, the pad or pads C being carried by downwardly - projecting extensions J, which are either integral with the spring A or made of separate springs. The spring A is in two parts, which are adjustable in socket clamps mounted on the back of the back-pad B. The points of union of the extension springs J with the main spring are secured to pads D, which are connected together by a strap and buckle. The pads C are connected adjustably to the springs J by lugs I, and are secured by set-screws, as shown.
Patent GB-190325814-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trolley-heads for Electric Tramcars.
Inventor: WILLENBUECHER WILHELM
Filed: 1903-11-26
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 25,814. Willenb³cher, W. Nov. 26. Electric tramways on the overhead-conductor system. Collectors.-Relates to a fork which is attached to the trolley head, and facilitates the engagement of the trolley pulley with the overhead conductor: Fig. 1 shows a side, and Fig. 2 an end elevation, showing the fork b raised. The cord g for lowering the trolley pole is attached to the front portion b<1> of the fork, and is provided with a disc h, which, after a limited downward pull, comes in contact with the trolley head or a spring s. This spring tends to maintain the fork in its inoperative position.
Patent GB-190326362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shackle Hooks.
Inventor: ROBSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-12-02
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 26,362. Robson, w. Dec. 2. Hooks.-The parts c, c<1>, are pivoted at d, d' between two plates a' and are secured in their overlapping position by the piece e. The arm f, which is rigidly attached to the piece e, is provided with an eye g, by which the whole device may be attached to a chain &c. By turning the arm f sufficiently far in either direction, one of the hooks c, c' may be opened out, to allow any weight to be removed or picked up. Only one of the hooks c, c' need be pivoted, the other being rigidly attached to the cover-plates a. A spring catch may be used to retain the plate ein either its engaged or disengaged position, and the arm f may be used merely to operate the plate e. In this case, a strap is pivoted to the ends of the spindle b, and carries a hook by which the whole device may be attached to a chain &c.
Patent GB-190400296-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speed Indicators for Velocipedes and other Vehicles.
Inventor: WINTER JOHN BRADBURY
Filed: 1904-01-05
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 296. Winter, J. B. Jan. 5. Speed indicators.-A speed indicator of the kind described in Specification No. 5633, A.D. 1899, for velocipedes and other vehicles, in which the wheel nave is connected through suitable gearing to the wheel o of the indicating-instrument, is provided with the brake disc h on the spindle f and with the brake arm t<1> on the spindle c. This arm is normally urged by a spring against the brake disc. The clockwork in the instrument is driven by a spring and is controlled by an escapement q or a flyer so as to operate for a definite time. The clockwork is released automatically at every revolution of the geared wheel, and the index d<1>is connected to the wheel and moves with it while the clockwork operates. At the end of the time the index is disconnected and remains stationary pointing to the average speed of the vehicle.
Patent GB-190401885-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bridle Bits.
Inventor: CUMMINGS HARRY ALONZO
Filed: 1904-01-25
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 1885. Cummings, H. A., and Johnson, P. Jan. 25. Bits.-A bit adapted for race horses and for controlling restive horses without injuring their mouths, comprises two bars 1, 2, loosely connected by an S-shaped oval link and having apertures 5 to take the rein rings 6. The apertures are curved lengthwise to conform to the curvature of the rings, and their ends are enlarged to allow the rings to move freely.
Patent GB-190408309-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stoppers for Bottles.
Inventor: BILTON ERNEST
Filed: 1904-04-11
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 8309. Bilton, E. April 11. Stoppers; bottles.-Bottles containing sauces and other liquids are provided with stoppers which permit the contents to be poured out without removing the stopper and are adapted to prevent drippings from running down the outside of the bottles. Fig. 2 is a plan, and Fig. 3 a vertical section, of a stopper formed with a tubular screw shank a, receiving a suitable packing-ring adapted to fit the neck of the bottle. The shank a is provided at its upper end with a cup b, to which is secured a cap c, preferably larger than the cup b and tapering towards its neck d. The shank a is formed with a bore f leading to two holes e, through which the liquid passes when leaving the bottle, the liquid dropping off the tapered cap c, so that, when the pouring has ceased, the drippings flow back through the stopper. One of the holes e serves as an air hole. In a modification, the stopper has only one hole e, and its shape is modified; the cup b is of a cylindrical shape outside, and a greater space is left between it and the cap c. The stopper may be formed integral with the bottle, which may be provided with a filling-hole closed by a cork &c.
Patent GB-190409468-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a Method of and Apparatus for Heating the Charge of Electric Furnaces.
Inventor: NEUBURGER ALBERT
Filed: 1904-04-25
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 9468. Neuburger, A., and Minet, A. April 25. Electric furnaces.-An arc is produced at the bottom of a shaft a, surrounded by series of concentric heating chambers, through which hot waste gases or burning gases may be passed. The electrodes are hollow, and gases may be also passed through them if desired. The heating- chambers can be divided by vertical partitions n and by horizontal partitions p, q for the purpose of regulating the heat, the partitions p consisting of open frames where they pass through the outer chambers. An outer passage g has openings into the outer chamber, controlled by dampers o, to afford a path for the gases when one of the chambers is out of use. If combustible gases are used, they may be passed through the outer chamber and thence by the passages h, h<1>, i, i<1>, into the inner chamber, air being supplied through passages l, k in the dividing-wall. If hot waste gases are used, they are preferably passed first into the inner chamber.
Patent GB-190411216-A (GB)
Title: A New and Useful Process of Manufacturing Plated Wedding Rings.
Inventor: KAMMERER FRIEDERICH
Filed: 1904-05-16
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 11,216. Kammerer, F. May 16. Making jewellery. -Plated wedding- rings are formed by bending a disc of the plated metal into a cup. A small perforation is made in the centre of the bottom and the inner wall is formed as shown in Fig. 4. The inner wall may also be made as high or higher than the outer wall. The higher edge is then bent down as shown in Fig. 5, or the two edges are bent together and soldered.
Patent GB-190415236-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Traction Railway Systems.
Inventor: BAKER CHARLES WHITING
Filed: 1904-07-07
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 15,236. Baker, C. W. July 7. Single-rail railways; electric railways.-Consists of a system of single-rail transportation, especially adapted for light traffic and mountainous districts, and relates to the road and to the vehicles and locomotives or motor vehicles. The greater part of the weight of the vehicles is carried by doubleflanged wheels 10 running on a single rail 1, on either side of which are narrow paved tracks 4 for balancing-wheels 11. The rails are carried on longitudinal sleepers 2 secured against endwise movement by cross-bars 3, and are connected by clip joints 6, Fig. 2, so as to leave room for the flanges of the wheels 10. The vehicle bogies or trucks comprise two flanged wheels 10 and two balancing-wheels 11. The latter run on axles pivoted at 13b to the truck frame and connected by long springs 15 to beams 14 rigidly secured to the truck. Owing to the pins 13<b> being at some height above the rail 1, and to the relative arrangement of the connecting-parts, oscillation is checked by the lateral rubbing of the wheels 11 on the track and by the friction of the spring caps 18 in their cylinders. The level position of the vehicle is further ensured by the fact that the springs 15 act both in compression and tension. The vehicle body or frame is connected to the truck frames by centre pins which prevent tipping of the vehicle body. Fig. 5 shows a side view of the locomotive or motor vehicle, which, where steam is the motive power, is preferably supplied from a boiler carried on a separate vehicle 12, and Fig. 7 shows a transverse section. The driving-wheels 25 are horizontal and are forced against the rail by springs38, supplemented by the tension of the draw-bars 41, acting through bell-crank levers 42 and push-rods 44. The driving-wheels are driven direct by the engines, the two sets, one on each side of the rail, being driven by two separate engines geared together, and with cranks at right-angles. The revolving weights are balanced by counterbalances 46, and the reciprocating weights by counterbalances reciprocated from cranks at 180<0> to the main cranks. To allow of relative vertical movement of the driving-wheels and crank shafts, the two are connected by telescopic couplings, each consisting of a ring 30 with teeth 31, 32 engaging discs on the two shafts. Where electricity is the motive power, two motors are used, one for the driving-wheels on each side.
Patent GB-190417463-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Trivet and Fuel Economizer for use in connection with Domestic Fire Grates, Ranges and the like
Inventor: ELLIOTT GEORGE FREDERICK
Filed: 1904-08-11
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 17,463. Elliott, G. F., [trading as Eclipse Manufacturing Co.]. Aug. 11. Ironing.-A combined iron-heating trivet and coal-saver consists of a wire C pivoted by means of its ends b in slots a in the lower ends of hooks A, which are hung on the bars D of a fireplace, and are connected by a wire or bar B serving also to support the grid C in the position shown, or in its projecting position when used for supporting flat-irons &c.
Patent GB-190417650-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Electrolytic Rectifier
Inventor: BUETTNER MAX
Filed: 1904-08-13
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 17,650. B³ttner, M. Aug. 13, A.D. 1903, [date appliedfor under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Resistances.-In electrolytic rectifiers, having one or more aluminium electrodes, a solution of ammonium borate is used. It may contain either ammonia or boric acid in excess. Other borates such as those of potassium and sodium may be used.
Patent GB-190422808-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Alternating-current Electric Motors
Inventor: LUNDELL ROBERT
Filed: 1904-10-22
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 22,808. Lundell, R. Oct. 22. Motors, controlling.-Relates to alternating-current motors having the characteristics of both the series-wouud and the short-circuited -armature types. As shown applied to a bipolar motor, the commutator blocks or brushes B, B', connected by an insulating-bar D and situated at an angle of 45‹ with the line X-X of the stator field, are made sufficiently wide to short-circuit a number of the armature coils, and, to prevent sparking, the ampÞre-turns of the short-circuited portions should equal those of the other portions of the winding traversed by the primary currents. The directions of the primary armature currents and those induced in the short-circuited coils are indicated by full and dotted-line arrows respectively, and the resultant armature field is along the line Y-Y. The motor is reversed by shifting the brushes B, B' into a corresponding position on the left-hand side of the line X-X. The bar D is connected to a plunger P<3>, which is moved by the solenoid coils C<1>, C' fed with alternating current, or preferably with direct current from a battery. A small switch O is arranged to short-circuit one or other of the coils, thus allowing the motor to be controlled from a distance. The movement of the plunger P<3> or of the bar D may be limited by suitable stops. Instead of having certain coils of the armature winding in series with the field windings, they may be connected in parallel therewith.
Patent GB-190427798-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Stoves
Inventor: SIMPSON WILLIAM MORRISON
Filed: 1904-12-20
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 27,798. Simpson, W. M. Dec. 20. Gas fires.-Rows of depending " fringes " A of asbestos yarn, or rods or sheets of asbestos, porcelain, &c., are supported in a n openfronted combustion chamber C of an incandescent gas fire so as to be heated at their lower ends by horizontal jets of flame from a burner E. The "fringes" may be secured at their upper ends by bent plates B, or may be looped over wires, and the refractory rods or sheets may be fitted on wires or rods. The back and sides of the combustion chamber may be lined with refractory material D. If a flue is employed, it is fitted to a socket F at the back of an extension C<1> of the combustion chamber. To utilize waste heat, sheets G of heat-conducting material are fitted in the extension C' and project through the front of the casing so as to radiate heat to the room. The Provisional Specification states that the heat-radiating plates may take the form of a convoluted ribbon,
Patent GB-190429378-A (GB)
Title: A Combined Foot Rest and Tool Box for Motor Carriages and the like.
Inventor: EDGE SELWYN FRANCIS
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 29,378. Edge, S. F. Dec. 31. Foot-rests.-Comprises a combined foot-rest and box for tools and similar articles for motor road vehicles and the like. Fig. 2 shows the wedge-shaped box a, having a false bottom d, preferably lined with cloth and provided with rings to facilitate its removal, and also with suitable recesses and clips for holding tools in position without rattling. A hinged lid b forms a foot-rest, and is preferably provided with a pneumatic cushion c inflated by means of the valve shown underneath the lid. The space f may be used to store spare parts of the machinery, which may be fixed in any convenient manner to prevent rattling. Two such boxes may be used side by side; also other forms of antivibration foot-rests may be employed, or the false bottom may be hinged instead of being bodily removable, and may have the tools secured by a pneumatic cushion on the underside of the lid b instead of by clips.
Patent GB-190429640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Anti-skidding Tires for the Wheels of Vehicles.
Inventor: MITCHELL TOM
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 29,640. Mitchell, T. Dec. 31. Tyres, pneumatic &c.-A band 6, preferably of leather, which may be provided with non-skid studs, is wound helically round the tyre 2, and its ends are joined together at or to the spoke where they meet in such a way that the tension of the band may be adjusted. Two such bands may be wound in opposite directions.
Patent GB-190500322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Lens and Prism Combinations for Photographic and like purposes
Inventor: PFENNINGER OTTO
Filed: 1905-01-07
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 322. Pfenninger, O. Jan. 7. i Lenses; prisms.-Lenses for photographic and other purposes are fitted with prisms between the lens components to obtain two or three negatives with one exposure. Fig. 11 shows an arrangement for obtaining two negatives, an axial screen c being employed to prevent confusion of the images. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, two achromatic prisms are employed. A space is left between their refracting edges for the passage of light to form a third and direct negative. In this case, therefore, two screens c, d are employed. The prisms may be made integrally with lens surfaces ; or they may be cemented to lens surfaces. Instead of a clear-way between the two prisms, the latter may be made to overlap -for the same purpose.
Patent GB-190500990-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Route or Destination Indicators for Tramcars, Road and other Vehicles, applicable also for Advertising Purposes, Indicators for Showing the Arrival and Departure of Trains at Railway Stations and the like.
Inventor: GAWTHORP ALBERT HALLAS
Filed: 1905-01-18
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 990. Gawthorp, A. H. Jan. 18. Indicators, route; indicators, departure and arrival.-Relates to route, destination, departure, and arrival indicators, applicable also for advertising, of the type in which a band is wound from one roller on to another as described in Specifications No. 25,115, A.D. 1896, No. 23,283, A.D. 1901, and No. 20,289, A.D. 1903. The rollers are connected together by chain, belt, or bevel gearing ; the upper roller is connected by a spring to its chain-wheel &c., and is arranged so as to be easily removed without disturbing the lower roller and the gearing. In the form shown, the lower roller is fitted with a chain-wheel K, Fig. 5, connected by a chain O to a chain-wheel L, mounted by means of a shouldered boss l, Fig. 6, and collar l<1> in a bearing m secured by a plate M to the side of the case. A rectangular pin E<1> connected by a spring to the roller E engages recess L' in the wheel L. The other end of the roller E is supported by a pin on its end engaging in a vertical groove formed in a plate secured to the case.. The roller K may be actuated by a handle moving over a circular plate and held in position by a spring pin engaging in holes formed in the plate. The band is exposed behind a transparent plate B in a case A, which may be illuminated internally. Two bands facing opposite ways may be fitted in one case, the four rollers being operated by a chain which engages all the chain-wheels.
Patent GB-190506552-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Systems of Electrical Distribution by Means of Vapour Rectifying Apparatus.
Inventor: PETER COOPER HEWITT
Filed: 1905-03-28
Abstract: 6552. Hewitt, P. C. April 8, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents Act, 1901.] Converting alternating and direct currents; distributing.-Current from a single-phase alternating- current source is changed by two transformers into four-phase currents, two of which, approximately 180 degrees apart, are used to keep a vapour rectifier alive and the other two, also approximately 180 degrees apart, operate a work circuit. The two secondaries 5, 6 of the transformer primary 4 connected across the single-phase mains 1, 2 are arranged to yield currents 180 degrees apart, and are connected to the electrodes 9, 12 of a vapour rectifier, the cathode 13 of which is connected through an inductance to the intermediate point of the secondaries as shown. The primary 3 and secondary 7, of an autotransformer arranged between the mains, supply currents approximately 180 degrees apart to the electrodes 10, 11 of the rectifier, the work circuit 16 being connected to the cathode 13 and to the intermediate point of the primary and secondary of the autotransformer.