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Patent GB-190218618-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Match Stand
Inventor: CARTER HENRY
Filed: 1902-08-25
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 18,618. Carter, H. Aug. 25. Ma t c h receptacles.- Matches are held in a stand with their heads downwards, and are ignited as they are withdrawn, the arrangement being suitable for hotels, restaurants, theatre bars, and similar places. Fig. 2 shows a section of the stand, which has a fixed central partition a and movable partitions b, c, d, e of rubber, metal, or wood, which fit into grooves in the bottom of the stand. The match heads are ignited by suitable surfaces f, f<1>, g, g<1>, h, h', i, i<1> on withdrawal and sparks are extinguished by sand j, k, l, m. Springs n, o keep the partitions in place, and there is a tight-fitting metal cover, not shown.
Patent GB-190225434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Public and Private Postal Lock-boxes.
Inventor: LAMBERT ALFRED JOHN
Filed: 1902-11-19
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 25,434. Lambert, A. J. Nov. 19. Letter-boxes.-A series of pigeon-hole compartments or letter-boxes B, arranged in a frame or stand, as shown, is adapted for public or private use. The compartments are closed in front by doors C, which bear distinguishing-numbers, and are suitably locked. The doors may be perforated, or may have glazed parts H to enable the owner or renter of the box to ascertain if there are letters in the box without having to open the door. The back may be also fitted with locked and numbered doors J, which are opened by the postmen to insert the letters; or the letters may be inserted through slits K, or, as when in use in Post Offices, the backs may be open, as shown at I, to facilitate the insertion of the letters by the Post - Office officials.
Patent GB-190300446-A (GB)
Title: A Box or Case for Exhibiting and Protecting during Transport Retail Quantities of Small Goods.
Inventor: NIEMEYER JEAN
Filed: 1903-01-07
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 446. Numeyer, J. Jan. 7 Displaying and storing.-Cardboard &c. boxes or cases are made from blanks shown in Fig. 5. The creases may be strengthened by pasted tapes of calico. The lid d, when closed, rests on the strip of board k, and the flaps f, g attached to the sides c overlap the lid d, and are fastened by the spring stud h and socket i. The edges of the flaps f, g are cut diagonally, so that, when folded back, the flaps support the box in an inclined position as shown in Fig. 4. Advertisements &c. may be placed on the lid and flaps. The box may be divided into compartments. The flaps f, g may be caused to fly open by springs.
Patent GB-190301321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Magnetic Locks for Miners' Safety-lamps
Inventor: WOLF PAUL
Filed: 1903-01-19
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 1321. Wolf, P. Jan. 19. Miners' safety lamps. - In magnetic locking- devices, the proper fastening of the horizontal bolt i by the pawls e when the bolt is pushed home is ensured by the arrangement behind the bolt of a spring h which presses the bolt i outwards again if the pawls e have been prevented by coal dust or the like from engaging behind the projection g. The accidental pushing in and locking of the bolt during cleaning &c. is avoided by making the lower pawl d longer than the pawl e, and with an outwardly, instead of an inwardly, projecting head, which snaps over the projection g, as shown in Fig. 2, as soon as the lock is opened and the bolt drawn out. The detachment of the bolt i from the lamp is prevented by the engagement of a pin b with a slot a in the bolt.
Patent GB-190301729-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Apparatus for Pulling-on the Leather Coverings or Roller Skins of Rollers used in connection with Preparing and Spinning Machinery.
Inventor: DRONSFIELD JOSEPH STANDRING
Filed: 1903-01-24
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 1729. Dronsfield, J. S. Jan. 24. Roller.-Relates to the covering of rollers by power. The roller covering is held on flexible metal fingers C', Fig. 1, fixed to a cylinder C carried in self-centering chucks j of varied sizes, clamped to a travelling frame A, Fig. 4. Self-centering is also attained by using an adjustable rod k clamped by a screw k<1>, Fig. 4. The travelling frame A is guided in grooves a' in side frames a and is connected with and disconnected from the travelling sprocketchain c by raising or depressing the pivoted lever or trigger b, held in position by a spring-pressed plunger b<2>. The sprocket-chain passes over a table h, and the sprocket-wheel c<1> is driven by reducing-gear at the side of the frame. The roller. sustaining rod B is clamped in position, and, after the covering has been delivered by the travelling frame, the teeth in the sprocket-wheel c<1> disengage the trigger. To prevent overdrawing of the leather, clutches, forced in by springs and withdrawn by treadle-actuated apparatus, are used. The sprocket-wheel may also be driven by band, as shown in Fig. 10, in which arrangement a large pinion l is driven by a pinion m<1> fast to a sprocketwheel m driven by a chain n ; the pin l may be driven directly, by placing the sprocket-wheel and pinion on its shaft. When using long rollers, a nipple r, with enlarged annular edge r', is placed on the roller end, to expand the leather s before being drawn on the roller k, and thus prevent its longitudinal stretching.
Patent GB-190309517-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Grinding Scissors Knives and the like requiring to be Hollow Ground.
Inventor: CRAVEN PHINEHAS PEARSON
Filed: 1903-04-28
Granted: 1904-03-24
Abstract: 9517. Craven, P P. April 28. Guides and rests; workholders.-Cutlery, scissorblades, &c., requiring to be hollow ground, are held firm during grinding so as not to tilt laterally, by being laid flat, or if the work has a pin-hole, by mounting on a pin L, on a bar G pivoted in bearings, adjustable vertically in a rocking frame E, which is drawn backwards during the grinding. The bar G may be pivoted in slides. To obtain a skew hollow surface on the work, the work is mounted at varying angles to the bar G.
Patent GB-190310961-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Printing Machinery
Inventor: MAIR WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-05-14
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 10,961. Mair, W. May 14. Inking-apparatus.-The ink feed-rollers E<5> and the edges of the ink troughs E<4> are cleaned, and the ink is kept from clogging, by a device consisting of a blade F<2>, which is carried by a block F<1> reciprocating upon a rotary screw-threaded shaft F. When the shaft F is rotated by means of sprocket-wheel and chain G<4> G<7>, G<6>, belt, or other gearing, the block F<1> travels along the shaft until an arm F<3> strikes a tappet F<4> and moves longitudinally a rod F<6>, causing a pin F<7> thereon to operate a pivoted lever G and to throw a clutch G<1> out of gear with the sprocket-wheel G' and into gear with a spur-wheel G<3>. The direction of motion of the shaft F is thereupon reversed, and the block F<1> moves back until the arm F<3> strikes a second tappet F<5>, returning the clutch G into gear with the sprocket-wheel G'. The clutch G' is held in gear with either of the wheels G<3>, G' by a spring H, which passes over the centre or pivot of the lever G each time the lever is operated.
Patent GB-190318255-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Methods of Sealing Metal into Glass or other Vitreous Material.
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1903-08-24
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 18,255. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. Aug. 24. R÷ntgen-ray and like apparatus.-Relates to the sealing of metal into glass or other vitreous material, particularly useful in connection with leading-in wires for incandescent lamps, mercury lamps or rectifiers, X-ray tubes, and the like, and consists, for example, in attaching the wire 1, Fig. 1, to platinum leading-in wires 2, 3 which are sealed into a glass tube 4. The tube, which may first be filled with hydrogen or other gas if desired, is exhausted of air by a pump 5, and the wire 1 then brought to a white heat by means of an electric current. The gases evolved from the wire are exhausted, and the glass tube is then heated by a suitable torch so that it collapses under the external pressure, as shown in Fig. 2, round the wire, forming a tight joint. The current is now stopped through the wire, and the glass tube cut into suitable pieces, for example, along the dotted lines indicated in Fig. 2. The portions may then be sealed into the glass envelopes of the apparatus mentioned above. Leading-in wires, such as of iron, or nickel steel, do not become oxidized by proceeding as above, and as the heating is continued no gases are absorbed, to be evolved again during normal operations and to impair the tightness of the joint.
Patent GB-190321693-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of Preventing the Overheating of Metal Rolls and Means therefor.
Inventor: REES RICHARD
Filed: 1903-10-08
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 21,693. Rees, R., Peel, C. E., and Thomas, J. Oct. 8. Rolling.-The rolls of a rolling-mill for rolling plates and the like, either hot or cold, are prevented from becoming overheated by cooling them by jets or currents of air or mixed air and steam. Perforated pipes c<5>, c<9>, Fig. 2, are arranged above and below each pair of rolls b, and they are supplied with compresses air from a pipe c which passes in front of all the rolls and is connected by branch pipes c<3> to the perforated pipes. A shield c<12> may be arranged above the lower pipe. The pipes may be replaced by two or more nozzles, or fans, and the position of the draught apparatus varied as required. An injector device actuated by steam or air has converging guide-plates c<15>, Fig. 11, forming elongated nozzles through which the steam or air is discharged and which act as combining.tubes so that mixed jets are discharged on to the rolls.
Patent GB-190325129-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Water-tube Boilers
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-11-18
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 25,129. Boult, A. J., [Hottman, J. F.]. Nov. 18. Steam - generator fireboxes and furnace flues. - In a vertical water-tube boiler, the internal firebox f is composed of curved plates d arranged as shown. The flanged edges e are bent laterally to receive reinforcing metal bars or strips h with tapered ends. The upper flange j of the firebox supports an inner shell, two sides of which are composed of curved plates n with reinforcing bars u, the other two sides being formed of the tube-s h e e t s l, m, bent as shown to form inclined parts p to receive the ends of the straight inclined water tubes r. This inner shell has flanges w, v and a top s with a flanged opening connected to a similar opening in the top head 1 of the boiler by a smoke pipe y.
Patent GB-190325748-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Burners for Burning under Water or other Liquids.
Inventor: SMETHURST WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-11-25
Granted: 1904-11-25
Abstract: 25,748. Smethurst, W. Nov. 25. Gas burners. - Relates to a burner in which mixtures of combustible gases are adapted to be burnt under water or other liquid to effect its evaporation, and consists in providing means whereby firing-back is prevented in the supply tubes, and circulation of the water or other liquid is effected in the containing-vessel, and through the nozzle of the burner for preventing deposition of crystals or fur within the nozzle and nipples of the burner, and also for preventing back shocks of the liquid against the gas nipples. Combustible gas enters the branches A, B and passes though a number of small tubes F contained within a large pipe D, after which it passes through a burner pipe E, containing tubes G in which are placed short pieces of tube H, having between them sheets of wire gauze K. At their bottom ends the tubes G are coned to increase the velocity of the gas, and provided with pieces of gauze wire K<1>. The gas begins to burn at the orifices of the tubes G, and the velocity of the issuing gas and flame is further increased by an adjustable nozzle M, which causes the issuing flame to induce a flow of water, in which the apparatus is immersed, up pipes L, and in contact with the flame, after which the liquid is expelled through a trumpet-shaped mouth N, provided with apertures P. The lower ends of the pipes L are below the bottom edge of the trumpetshaped mouth N, and may be adjustable.
Patent GB-190327547-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bakers' Ovens.
Inventor: RICHARD MURDOCH
Filed: 1903-12-16
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 27,547. Richard, M., and Scott, W. Dec. 16. Oven furnaces.-A baker's oven a is heated by a furnace b at one end and below the floor c, the hot gases passing through a flue d to the back of the oven, then up through a passage e into the interior of the oven, finally escaping by a flue f, the entrance f to which is arranged near the front of the oven and is partly above and partly below the drawplate g. Openings are left on each side of the back k of the oven, and a canopy m, consisting of firebrick slabs supported by the back k and cross-bars m<1>, prevents the bread at the inner end of the plate g from being burned. Lateral flues q at each side of the flue d communicate with longitudinal spaces at each side of the floor c which are open at their tops to the interior of the oven. The flues q may be made of cast-iron plates q<1> secured at each side of the floor c, and are fitted with dampers actuated by rods from the front of the oven. A damper t in the passage e is actuated by a rod passing through a passage u in the floor c to the front of the oven, and a sliding damper o actuated by a rod p allows the size of the upper part of the outlet f<1> to be regulated.
Patent GB-190328130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Straw Stackers Combined with Trashing Machines.
Inventor: SHARPE JR JOSEPH KINNE
Filed: 1903-12-22
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 28,130. Lake, H. H., [Sharpe, J. K.]. Dec. 22. E evators.-Relates to pneumatic apparatus for conveying the straw, stalks, dust, chaff, &c. discharged from thrashing- machines to a stack or elsewhere. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section. The fixed lower part 1 of the trunk covers the opening from which the straw is delivered, and converges to a band or frame 2 supported by stays 20 and rods 22. It ends in a plain tube 3 surrounded by a globe-like shell 4 u p o n which the movable tapered section 5 fits, so as to form a ball-and-socket joint. The straight section 6 may be telescopic, and may have a hood at its outer end as shown. The elevator is adjusted laterally by means of ropes attached to braced arms on the section 5, and vertically by means of the rope 16, the ropes being wound upon spools mounted on the separator or thrashing-machine S. A fan 23 is arranged to send a blast of air along the bottom of the straw chamber 1, below and behind the straw. The fan draws the dust and chaff from the lower parts of the thrashing-machine into its casing and discharges it with the straw. The curved air-conduit 28, the door 29 behind it, and the part W below the door, are made removable so as to facilitate access to the screens &c. of the separator, and the separate discharge of the dust, chaff, &c. when desired. By means of ropes 30, the hood may be rotated on the pipe 6, and by means of the rope 33 and spring 35, the sections 34 may be moved so as to direct the discharge to any point.
Patent GB-190403029-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Correctors for the Sighting of Guns.
Filed: 1904-02-06
Granted: 1905-03-06
Abstract: 3029. Tsoucalas, P., and Soc. Schneider & Cie. Feb. 6. Sights.-Relates to correcting-gear for (a) drift of projectile, (b) speed of ship, and (c) speed and direction of wind. Fig. 5 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a rear sectional elevation, and Fig. 4 a part sectional plan of the rear sight and correcting- gear. Correction (a) is made by a deflection-plate a pivoted to a sliding frame k at i and further connected thereto by a spring 12; as the sight d is elevated by the rack f and pinion a fork b on the sliding sight-frame c is pressed by springs g against the edge of the plate a, the sight being thereby deflected. Correction (b) is made by a cam-shaped drum m mounted on a vertical spindle u working in bearings in the fixed sight-bracket h. An arm r on a nut q working vertically on a screwed spindle o carried by the sliding frame k is held in contact with the surface of the drum m by springs u. The nut q is provided with a second arm s, the end of which slides in a graduated slot t, the height of the nut on the spindle o corresponding with various speeds. Corrections for the angle at which the gun is trained, relatively to the direction of the ship's motion, are automatically made by the connections shown in Fig. 14. A shaft 26, driven through bevel gears 30, 31 by the spindle 32 of the training-gear, is connected by universal joints 25, 23, and telescopic shaft 24 with a spindle 22 carried by the bracket h, and rotating, through bevel gears 20, 21, shaft 18, and worm gearing 16, the drum m so that the drum follows all the training movements of the mounting. Correction (c) is made by a second camÀshaped drum x rotated by, and sliding on, a spindle v carried by the upper part of the sliding frame k. A nose 11 on the deflection-plate a engages the surfaces of the drum. The position of the drum on spindle v is adjusted by a rack 9, pinion 8, and arms 10, the corresponding wind velocity being indicated by a scale 13 and reader 14. The adjustment for direction of the wind is made by rotating the spindle v until a pointer z, actuated by the spindle v through bevel gearing 3, 4, points in the same direction as the wind. The drums m, x having been adjusted for the known speeds of ship and wind respectively, the gun may be trained and elevated without further sight corrections.
Patent GB-190405091-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas and like Stoves
Inventor: SCHOFIELD ALBERT BYRON
Filed: 1904-03-01
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 5091. Schofield, A. B. March 1. Gas stoves.-An ornamental gas stove, which may be fitted readily to a n existing fire - place, is con. structed so as to have the appearance of an open fire, and to serve both as a heater for the room, and as a heater for cooking- vessels. The burner chamber 4 supports a heating- chamber 5, and has a removable pocket 30 of transparent or translucent material at the front. The lower section 4 has a main frontplate 8 with flanged sides to overlap the metal part 2 which is in contact with the fireplace wall 1. An inverted perforated box 16 holds the front, sides, and back together, acts as a baffle-plate, and forms a support for cooking-vessels. An auxiliary front-plate 18 fits against the plate 8 and has guides, opposite an igniting opening 12, for a slide 24, and flanges 19, 20 which carry a series of vertical bars 25 and a sliding casing 22 having mica or similar panes. Fragments 34 of glass with smooth faces may be used at the lower part, and fragments 35 with ground surfaces at the upper part. The perforated gas burner pipe 38 is connected to a pipe 37 resting on a shelf 36 having a gas cock the handle of which is situated in a recess in a name plate secured to the base 64 which may have vertical air-inlet slots. The back 15 may have one or more air-inlet openings 43 with hinged doors 45 operated by rods connected to a handle projecting through a slot in one side of the base. The front of the chamber 5 has two openwork panels and two openwork sliding doors. A reflector 63 is located between the burners and the back 15. In a modification, the main front-plate carries the grate-bar plate which may have a pocket of translucent material protected by one or more removable guard-plates of white or coloured glass or mica. The gassupply pipe has no horizontal return branch, and the reflector extends under the burners.
Patent GB-190407488-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Apparatus for the Generation of Acetylene and other similarly produced Gases.
Inventor: ROSENBERG AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1904-03-29
Granted: 1905-03-23
Abstract: 7488. Rosenberg, A. March 29. Acetylene lamps. -An acetylene generator comprises a canister adapted to serve primarily as a container, in which carbide or other material may be packed or stored, and provided with an internal arrangement to admit an intermittent supply of water. An independent tubulure attachment is provided to adapt the canister to act as a lamp. The bottom of the canister A is fitted with a perforated tube B which rises centrally and terminates a short distance from the top c; this tube may contain wick or be surrounded by a fabric b, or may itself be formed of porous paper to exert capillary action. The carbide or other material only partly fills the canister, and is prevented from rattling inside the tin by means of a diaphragm F which slides over the tube and is pressed downwards by a spring f. The tubulure attachment comprises a yoke G having four radial arms g, the outer ends of which are adapted to rest on the top of the canister, and hooked extensions h of three of the arms engage beneath a flange C stamped round the edge of the plate c. The arms radiate from a central boss J through which screws a tube K. The outer end of the tube is provided with cross-arms k, or a hand-wheel, and may be closed by a screw plug N' ; the inner end is fitted with a circular cutter L and carries a flange M faced with rubber m. When the hooked extremities L engage beneath the flange, and the tube K is rotated by means of the cross-arms k, the cutter will form a hole in the top-plate c and the flange will be forced down to make a gas-tight joint between the tube K and the canister. The bottom of the canister is then pierced with a needle point, which may be affixed to the screw-plug N within the area of the tube B, and the canister is then immersed in water or other liquid. A flexible tube may be connected to the top of the tube K to conduct the generated gas to any required point. To stop the generation of gas, the canister is lifted out of the liquid and the tube K closed with the plug. In a modification, the canister may be used in combination with a liquid container. In this case, the yoke consists of a closed dome which hooks on to the flanged top of the canister and may be screwed to a flange surrounding the mouth of the liquid container, a rubber washer being provided to make a gas-tight joint. Such a generator may be used to supply the gas for a motor-car lamp, or the top of the tube K may be fitted with a burner so that the whole constitutes a lamp.
Patent GB-190407939-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable Ornamental Combs.
Inventor: HINES WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1904-04-06
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 7939. Hines, W. J. Dec. 30, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D, 1901]. Combs, hair.-Combs 6 are combined with buckles 11 provided with orifices 12 at either side in which a ribbon or other ornament can be introduced and held by spurs 13. Tongues 10 attached to the buckle pass through, and pivot in, slots 9 in the ends 8 of the bent over heads 7 of the combs. These tongues have goose-necks 14 and crossheads 15. The crossheads are shaped to the combs 6 and made slightly wider than the distance between the combs and the ends 8, so that the buckles are in a stable position close to the comb, as shown in Fig. 2, or at right-angles to it, as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190409279-A (GB)
Title: Automobile Fire Engine
Inventor: MERRYWEATHER JAMES COMPTON
Filed: 1904-04-22
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 9279. Merryweather, J. C. April 22. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to the method of actuating the pump of a motor fire-engine from the driving- motor, to the use of a change-speed gear for varying the speed of the pump, and to the shaft of the differential gear. The crank shaft n of the pump is arranged parallel to the shafts of the explosion engine a and the change-speed gear d, and is driven, as shown, through spur gearing o, l on a countershaft m. The wheel h of the change-speed gear can be slid out of engagement with the wheel l by means of a lever q, and, to allow the pump to be driven alone, each part s of the shaft of the differential gearing e is made in two parts connected by sleeves actuated by levers r. The pumps are preferably of the type described in Specification No. 870, A.D. 1896, [Abridgment Class Pumps &c.].