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Patent GB-190117178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Looms for the Manufacture of Coir Mats and the like.
Inventor: BULLOCK OWEN
Filed: 1901-08-27
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 17,178. Bullock, O., and Forty, W. H. Aug. 27. Looms, pile forming and cutting in; picking- motions; shuttles.-Relates to looms in which coir mats and the like are woven double, face to face, as described in Specification No. 6529, A.D. 1893. The two ground fabrics are held apart by two flat blades L, which slide longitudinally between fixed guides L<1>, one at each side of the loom. Each blade is connected to an oscillatory arm pivoted to a longitudinally-movable rod L<4>, provided with rack teeth engaging with the teeth of a pinion L<6>; the axle of this pinion carries a second pinion L<7> to which motion is transmitted from a cam D by means of a cam-lever L<9> and a rack L<8>. After each beat-up, the blades L are passed into the space between the two sets of ground warps ; the pile warps are then crossed and bent sharply over the top and bottom edges of the blades by means of hooks H, H<1> mounted in a carriage G which is actuated by cam-levers G<1> and cams B. During the bending operation, the hooks are rotated by means of rack-bars I, to which motion is transmitted from a cam C through a lever I<11>, link I<10>, rocking-bar I<6>, and vertical shaft I<3>. The bars L are next withdrawn, and the shuttles passed through the sheds formed by the ground warps. Each shuttle has a T-head N which slides within guide-ways in the reed M; the shuttles are passed through the sheds by two reciprocating rods O having collars O<3> and barbed heads O<1>, which pass apertures in, and between springs O<3> fitted to, the ends of the shuttles. When the rods have been drawn backwards, each is partially rotated by means of rotary sockets which periodically engage with the ends of the rods. By this arrangement, each shuttle is pushed halfway through its shed by the collar of one rod, and then drawn through the other half of the shed by the barbed head of the other rod. The rods 0 are actuated by oscillating levers and disc cranks driven from a countershaft. A series of blades having apertures, through which a rod may be passed after the blades have passed between the pile warps, may be used instead of the hooks H.
Patent GB-190124101-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Engine Packing
Inventor: REDFERN SAMUEL
Filed: 1901-11-27
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 24,101. Redfern, S. Nov. 27. Stuffing-boxes.-Relates to piston-rod and like packing in which an antifriction metal face is applied to a fibrous backing. The invention consists in making the facing of flattened-coil formation, as shown separately in Fig. 2, and as applied to the backing in Fig. 1, or in the crimped zig-zag form shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190126563-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machine for Sewing a Layer or Warp Threads with Zigzag Stitches
Inventor: HYATT JOHN WESLEY
Filed: 1901-12-30
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 26,563. Hyatt, J. W. Dec. 30. Machines for making fabrics by stitching together threads ; lock-stitching machines, locking loops. by free loops of under thread ; lock-stitch shuttle sewing- machines; needle-bars, vibrating laterally multipleneedle machines; needles; feed; governing under thread.-Relates to machines of the sewing-machine type for making a fabric by uniting a layer of warp threads by a series of zig-zag stitches, the loops of which are looked by a continuous locking- thread. A row of eye-pointed needles e, extending completely across the layer of warp threads, is fixed in a slide a which is reciprocated transverse to the warp threads, by a cam not shown, in a needle-bar 4 reciprocated vertically by means of the crank-pin c engaging the cam slot b<1>. The needles are flat, Figs. 13 and 14, and placed with their flat sides adjacent and their eyes parallel with the warp threads. The locking-thread is carried by a long eye-pointed needle s, and, to ensure that this needle penetrates the needle loops, it is guided in notches o in the front edges of the needles. The locking-thread loops p<1> are locked at the edge of the fabric by a thread carried by a vertically-reciprocated shuttle 17, which engages a slot in one side of the needle s, Fig. 12. The warp threads 32 are guided from their bobbins under a plate 22, Fig. 3, which has down-turned ends to determine the width of the layer. The needle threads 8 are guided to the needle between a weighted rubber pad 28 and a roller 26, round a roller 25 which applies tension by means of a cord and weight 40, and between the plate 22 and grooves in the underside of a guide block 20. The locking-thread is pulled off its bobbin by continuously-rotating rolls, the slack being taken up, until the needle s makes its stroke, by a long light spiral spring. The fabric is fed step by step by ratchet-actuated rolls 34. The pawl 33 is adjusted to feed more than the distance between successive rows of stitches, so that, when it retires, the natural elasticity of the warp threads pulls back the fabric and causes the last-placed stitches to be beaten up by the needles, which are still between the warp threads. The needles are made in four pieces, viz., two central pieces e', e<2>, and two side strips, the parts being brazed together.
Patent GB-190208576-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hydraulic Lifts and Cranes.
Filed: 1902-04-12
Granted: 1903-04-11
Abstract: 8576. Waygood & Co., R., Hildred, C. W., and Walker, H. C. April 12. Lifts ; cranes.-Relates to means for controlling electrically the admission and discharge of pressure water for operating hydraulic lifts and cranes. Two forms of apparatus are described for operating electrically either the hydraulic distributing- valve itself or else a pilot valve which in turn operates the distributing-valve of the lift or crane ; and two systems are described, one a hand-controller system, and the other an automatic pushbutton system. Figs. 2 and 3 show in elevation and plan the slide valve b operated through worm gear and screw-and-nut mechanism by the electric motor g. Connected so as to move with the valve spindle a is a switch arm l, pivoted at k and provided with brushes to move over the contacts shown. These are so arranged, in conjunction with the hand-controller, that the motor g always brings the valve b into its middle position, in which it closes both supply and exhaust ports, whenever the hand-controller is released and allowed to return under the action of its spring to the "off" position. The arm also operates motor cutout switches n, n' whenever the valve b approaches the limit of its travel in either direction. Anelectromagnetically-operated band brake h is provided which goes on automatically whenever the current is cut-off from the motor g. Fig. 7 shows the second method of operating the hydraulic valve, and also shows the circuits and other apparatus used in the automatic push-button system of control. In this form, the valve is operated by solenoids G, G<1> through the medium of a lever E, to the ends of which are attached weights H, H<1> to facilitate the return of the lever, and therefore of the valve, to the intermediate or off position. Push or other suitable switches I<1>, I<2>, I<3>, I<4> are provided, one at each floor, and corresponding switches K<1>, K<2>, K<3>, K<4> in parallel with them are provided in the cage, by closing any one of which the cage is caused to proceed to the corresponding floor. This is effected through the medium of a series of floor limit switches O<1>, O<2>, O<3>, P<2>, P<3>, P<4>, which are mechanically actuated by the movements of the cage, so that only the down switches for floors below, and the up switches for floors above, the actual place of the cage, are in action at any time. By these means it is determined whether the down or the up solenoid of the two G, G<1> shall be energized when any floor switch is closed, the energizing being effected through relays R<1> ... R<4>. Locking-switches L<1> ... L<4> operated by the doors, and safety-stop switches M, N are also provided.
Patent GB-190213499-A (GB)
Title: Steerable Flying Machine.
Inventor: KRAKOW ALFRED KARL RUDOLF AUGU
Filed: 1902-06-14
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 13,499. Krakow, A. K. R. A. June 14. Annular-chamber type.-A rotary motor using sulphur dioxide is employed to propel an aÙrial machine. It is shown in transverse section in Fig. 13, and in longitudinal section with the generator a<2> and condenser in Fig. 15. Abutments h are attached to the axle a through which the motor fluid is supplied and exhausted, and valves k are carried on the drum and are thrown outward to clear the abutment by rollers g acting through spring plates m. The vanes are returned by springs on their pivots l. The fluid enters the chambers in the drum through ports b and escapes through ports r. There is a safety-valve between the admission and exhaust passages. The gas is generated in tubes H and collects in the dome J. The tubes are connected by horizontal ones, and are heated by the circulation of the gases from a petroleum burner L amongst them as indicated by the arrows. The heat is regulated by dampers and by a pipe O for admitting cold air under pressure. The exhausted gas is condensed in a vessel with a revolving casting T through which air is drawn to cool it. The condensed gas is conveyed back to the boiler through the motor axle a. A partial vacuum is formed in the casing on account of the inlet being smaller than the outlet.
Patent GB-190214560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Smoke Consuming and Fuel Saving in Furnaces
Inventor: FRANCISCO CHARLES WESLEY
Filed: 1902-06-30
Granted: 1902-09-18
Abstract: 14,560. Francisco, C. W., and Eden, J. R. June 30. Smoke-consuming; firebridges; baffles. -Relates to the economizing of fuel or consuming of smoke in furnaces, more particularly the furnaces of stationary return-flue steam boilers. Air-heating pipes 7, 8, 9, 10 are arranged in the bridge wall 6 ; the lower pipe 7 communicates at one end with the outside air, and the upper pipe 10 has openings 11 into the hot-air ports 18 in the bridge wall. The recesses 12, 13, 14 at the ends of the air pipes are separated by the plates 15, 16,17, and the air to be heated passes in zig-zag fashion to the air ports in the bridge wall. The baffle wall in the combustion chamber 20 has numerous openings formed in it, in which the gases and air commingle. Zig-zag air pipes 24, 28 are also arranged in the chamber 20 between the baffle wall and the back bridge 27, to aid in consuming the smoke. Doors 29 are provided in the combustion chamber 20.
Patent GB-190215268-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Globe-valves.
Inventor: POWELL JAMES
Filed: 1902-07-08
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 15,268. Powell, J. July 8. Lift valves; repairing, facilitating.-The rotating upper part 27 of the valve spindle is held in a yoke 18, which has a lower enlarged part 20 forming a cover for the casing 14. The lower part of the spindle screws into a sliding sleeve 29, fitted with a packing 22 and having a depending stud 33, Fig. 9. The stud fits into a recess in the valve disc carrier 39, Fig. 6, and is secured in it by a metal tongue or key 49 inserted into corresponding grooves in the parts. The valve 35 is secured on its carrier by a nut, and is reversible, its unused face being covered by a cap 43. A pin 52 normally inserted in an aperture in the spindle can be passed through aligned apertures 51 in the carrier and spindle, so as to lock them and permit the valve to be rotated to re-grind and re-true the seat and valve.
Patent GB-190216930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Breech Block Mechanism for Ordnance
Inventor: DARMANCIER MICHEL
Filed: 1902-07-30
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 16,930. Darmancier, M., and Dalzon, A. July 30. Ordnance breech mechanism.-Fig. 1 shows an end elevation. The breech-screw a is locked and unlocked by the toothed segment f, which is pivoted at g and is operated by the toothed segment i on the hand-lever j. The lever j is pivoted on a pin k, which is mounted on the carrier b, either rearwards of the segment f, as shown, or between the segment and the rear of the gun. The pin g is either mounted on the carrier b, or on the gun itself, a spring catch being provided in the latter case to lock the segment f in open position so long as the carrier is away from the gun. In the modification shown in Fig. 7, the toothed segment is replaced by a pivoted lever f, which is connected to the breech-screw a by a link y, and the handlever j by a link w.
Patent GB-190223116-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Current Regulators, for use in connection with the Charging of Storage Batteries and for other purposes.
Inventor: NIBLETT JOB THOMAS
Filed: 1902-10-23
Granted: 1903-09-03
Abstract: 23,116. Niblett, J. T. Oct. 23. Drawings to Specification. Rheostats.-In a regulator for gradually and automatically reducing and finally interrupting a current, such as that used in charging a storage battery, two wires which may be parallel, inclined, or adjustable are inserted from the upper and lower ends of a vertical tube into an electrolyte contained in it. The electrolyte then serves as a resistance which gradually increases as the level of the liquid falls owing to the electrolytic action.
Patent GB-190223117-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Reflectors for Street or other Lamps.
Filed: 1902-10-23
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 23,117. Schwab, M., and Greene & Sons, H. Oct. 23. Street lamps; lanterns; reflectors.-Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 5867, A.D. 1899. The reflector b of the incandescent gas or other street &c. lamp has fixed to it, by a bayonet joint, the part k of a coned or flared collar g by which the products of combustion are conducted to the outlet. The reflector is supported by a bolt c fixed to a bridgepiece d and having a loop to engage a rod o. In a modification, the bridge-piece is dispensed with, the reflector being connected to two rods joined at the top to a loop engaged by the rod o.
Patent GB-190226212-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: SEDDON EDWARD HENRY
Filed: 1902-11-28
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 26,212. Seddon, E. H. Nov. 28. Tyres, pneumatic. Single-tube tyres, particularly those of motor and other heavy vehicles, are dovetailed into the felloe, and may have a renewable tread. The tyre rests, in the case of a wooden felloe, upon a metal band 8, and is secured to a metal band 7 by bolts, with or without a continuous or segmental ring 20. One edge of the tyre has a flange 12, which, with a dovetail bead on the other edge, is secured in a groove m the felloe by a flange 5 bolted thereto, forming an airtight joint. The tread may be separate from the rest of the tyre, and secured thereto by set-screws which engage holes in plates 17 embedded in the tread, while a ridge on one of the parts fits in a groove in the other. The valve may pass through the felloe or the flange 5.
Patent GB-190228504-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to "Loop" or Centrifugal Rail or other Way or Track for Bicycle Performances or for Recreation Railways or other purposes.
Inventor: BIRKBECK HENRY
Filed: 1902-12-24
Granted: 1903-04-16
Abstract: 28,504. Birkbeck, H., [Hagen, C. L.]. Dec. 24. Tracks for sporting purposes; railways for recreation.-Relates to centrifugal loop tracks for cars, cycle riders, &c., railways for recreation, and the like. The loop 3 is made without the usual helical curve, and is provided with a movable section 9, which is tilted on a pivot 8 to allow the entrance and egress of the car &c. to and from the loop. The section 9 is fixed in the "entering" position, shown in full lines, by means of spring bolts 12, 13, which may be automatically released by the car &c. passing over a movable platform 17, so as to allow the section to assume, by gravity, the " leaving " position shown in dotted lines. In the latter position, the section is locked by a bolt 16, which can be withdrawn by a hand-lever 32 acting through a cord 33. The platform 17 operates the bolt 13 through levers 22, 23, but the section can also be freed by operating the bolt 12 by a hand-lever 25 acting through a cord 28. Tracks 1, 37 lead to and from the loop.
Patent GB-190308944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Valves for Locomotive or other Steam Boilers.
Inventor: ASHWORTH ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-04-21
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 8944. Ashworth, A. April 21. Safety-valves; actuating valves; spindles. -To enable the steam discharged from a locomotive or other boiler to be used for heating the feedwater or to be supplied to the furnace, two spring - closed valves c, g are arranged at opposite ends of a cylindrical casing having a valved outlet pipe e. The valve c is the main safetyvalve which, w h e n raised sufficiently, opens the valve g through which the steam escapes into the atmosphere. The spindle p of the upper valve may engage a recess in the lower valve spindle o which, when raised beyond a certain extent, opens the upper valve g, which may be protected by a cover n. Two lower valves may be arranged in one casing. A lever may be provided to open the valves c, g ; in one case, the lever is connected to the spindle of the valve g, which has a pin-and-slot connection with the spindle o, while in another case the lever is connected to the spindle o which projects through and carries a nut to lift the upper valve g.
Patent GB-190312641-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Snap Hooks
Inventor: FORSTNER THOMAS
Filed: 1903-06-04
Granted: 1903-07-09
Abstract: 12,641. Forstner, T. June 4. Hooks.-The end 3 of the hook 2 is bent and, preferably, cut away, as shown in Fig. 3. The locking-dog 9 is pivoted to the plate 1 by the pin 8. The part 6 also is pivoted on the pin 8, and works in the recess 5 in the plate 1. It has a lug or projection 7, which extends over the slot 4. A spiral spring surrounding the pin 8 between the parts 1, 9 keeps the locking-dog normally against the end 3 of the hook. The ends of the spring bear on the lug 7 and on the wall of a recess on the inner face of the part 9. A slot 12 in the part 9 extends over the slot 4. The arm 13 is cut away at its free end so as to bear on the ring 15. The edges of the parts 1, 9 are serrated as shown in Fig. 1. To depress the dog 9, the ring 15 is pressed against the lug 7 of the part 6. The arm 13 is thus released, and, by drawing backwards its serrated edge 17, the dog may be retracted from the end of the hook.
Patent GB-190314629-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Delivery Vans or the like
Inventor: LEADLEY GEORGE
Filed: 1903-07-01
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 14,629. Leadley, G., and Steel, W. July 1. Vans.-Delivery vans are so constructed that they may be more roomy inside. For this purpose, the front part is filled in with a bay or other enclosing-frame C, to which the shafts are attached, while a driver's seat G may project from the back similar to that of a hansom cab. The door or doors may be in the front frame, at the back, or, in the case of four-wheeled vehicles, in the sides. Windows and ventilators may be provided, and a platform or shelf for goods may be fitted in the front frame. The Provisional Specification states that the enclosing-frame may be entirely filled in with glass or the like.
Patent GB-190315601-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Sinking Shafts through a Water Bearing Stratum or Quick Sand.
Inventor: FRIEH EDUARD
Filed: 1903-07-14
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 15,601. Frieh, E., and N÷llenburg, R. July 14. D e e p - boring.- In sinking shafts through loose or wet ground by a water-flush system of boring, the flushing - water is forced down to the shoe through channels or pipes b, formed in, or attached to, the tubbing a, and it returns up the hollow boring-rods l, carrying the spoil. The rods l pass through a gland on the diaphragm e, which rests on an internal flange o on the lower portion of the tubbing, and carries the boring - tools. The passages b are connected by flexible hose p to the water-supply main c, so that they can be disconnected for the addition of additional rings of tubbing, segment by segment. Non-return valves s may be placed in the passages b. A valve m is placed in the hollow rods above the shaft to cause the water to flow outside the tubbing.
Patent GB-190319972-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastening Devices for use in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: JOHN PORTER WAKEFIELD
Filed: 1903-09-16
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 19,972. Lake, W. R., [Wakefield, J. P.]. Sept. 16. Staples ; nailing-strips.-A staple for use in attaching the outer to the inner soles of boots &c. is made from a flexible metal strip A, either in, or subsequently pressed into, the shape of a sole, with fastening-prongs a integral with it, and extending from either one or from opposite sides. In another form, the staple is made of similar shape, but from a length of wire.
Patent GB-190323571-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil Burners.
Inventor: DAVY WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1903-10-30
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 23,571. Davy, W. J. Oct. 30. Vapour burners. - I n a burner for paraffin and other oil, the fuel passes first through a heated coil, and thence is led, in a vaporized state, to a mixing-tube, into which a supply of air is admitted; the vapour then passes into an annular chamber and is burnt at small holes covered with wire gauze. Through the annular chamber pass a number of air tubes d, around the top of which are formed the holes e at which the vapour is burnt. A layer of wire gauze, secured between two plates, is placed over the top of the chamber. The main vaporizing-coil l is placed above the burner, and is continued into an auxiliary coil m, heated by an ordinary paraffin blowlamp burner w which is placed so that it is able to ignite the main burner. The auxiliary burner is provided with a pan for methylated spirits used to start it. The vaporized oil passes, through the regulating-valve s, into the mixing-tube o, within which is a tube p, adjustable by means of the screw r. The outer end of the mixing-tube o is closed by a hood t perforated on the side next the burner. The central aperture of the annular chamber may be closed by a damper. A perforated "hood" or casing b is fitted to the bottom of the chamber, to shield it when in use on a car or vessel in motion. The auxiliary burner and the main burner nozzle and tube are enclosed in a box provided with a damper. According to the Provisional Specification, the oil heated by the auxiliary burner is contained in a narrow passage between two cones, and similar conical vessels may replace the main vaporizing-coil l.
Patent GB-190323642-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Built Up Cutters for and Metal-working Machines
Inventor: HARDENBICKER PETER WILHELM
Filed: 1903-10-31
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 23,642. Hardenbicker, P. W. Oct. 31. Tools; toolholders; milling.- Cutters for metalworking machines consist of bent steel rods b with profiled ends, V- grooved on their faces to fit between correspondinglyshaped rings a. A milling - cutter in three parts is shown in Fig. 7.