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Patent GB-190223132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bolts for Doors.
Inventor: TURNER BENJAMIN
Filed: 1902-10-23
Granted: 1902-12-18
Abstract: 23,132. Turner, B. Oct. 23. Emergency-exit fastenings.-The verticallysliding bolts A, A<1> of a door are operated by pressure upon a transverse rod E, coupled at one end by a ball-and-socket joint, to a bracket fixed to the door and at the other end to a forked lever B. The pivot pin of the lever B extends through the bolt casing D, and carries an arm C coupled to a doublearmed pivoted lever G by means of a link F. The lever G carries pins engaging slots in the bolts A, A' for operating the same. In order to prevent the bolts, when in the short position, from being operated from the outside, a spring-pressed pin L is arranged to engage a recess M in a fork member of the lever B. In order to release the liner B, when pressure is applied to the rod E, an inclined or cam surface &c. Q sliding in a guide R is connected to a shell N fitting over the sleeve B' on the end of the lever B. The end of the rod E passes through the shell N and engages a slot 0 in the sleeve B'. When pressure is applied to the rod, the cam Q is moved so as to disengage the pin L from the lever B. Further pressure on the rod turns the lever B and the bolts A, A<1> are withdrawn. Other suitable mechanism may be employed for operating the pin L. To secure the bolts in the withdrawn position, a hook-shaped gravity catch K pivoted to the upper bolt A engages the sleeve B<1> or shell N to retain the lever B in the raised position, or a spring catch in the casing may engage one of the bolts A, A<1>.
Patent GB-190223160-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fountain Pens.
Inventor: BOVILL JOHN
Filed: 1902-10-23
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 23,160. Bovill, J. March 24, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Pens, reservoir. The rod 5, Fig. 1, of the filling- piston 4, is provided with a screw-thread adapted to engage the thread 8 on the tubular extension 7, in order to lengthen it when required. Fig. 4 shows the rod 12 pivoted to an extension 13 of U- section, which is folded on it when out of use.
Patent GB-190224771-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brake Apparatus for Railway Wagons.
Inventor: WOOSNAM RICHARD WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-11-11
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 24,771. Woosnam, R. W. Nov. 11. Brakes.-The levers of eitherside brakes are normally locked against vertical movement, and are released by the lateral movement of either lever. In one arrangement, Figs. 1, 3, and 5, the lever 1 at one side of the wagon carries, in a bracket thereon, a pinion 2, which normally gears with a curved or straight rack fixed to the wagon. The lever 1<a> on the other side has fixed to it a cross-rod 5 which passes through the bracket on the lever 1 and has a tooth 7 adapted to engage the pinion and so lock the levers. The levers are released by an outward pull on either, and their return to the locked position may be assisted by a spring. Rests may be provided for the levers in the " off position, of such a form that the levers cannot spring out of them until either lever is lifted. In some cases, the arrangement is duplicated, each lever carrying a pinion ; and the rack and tooth may be outside the pinion so that a lateral push is required to release the levers. Ratchet teeth may be formed on the pinion to engage the tooth 7, Fig. 5. In another arrangement, Figs. 6 and 7, the cross-rod extends through a vertical slot in a rack 12 and is adapted to give the rack a lateral sliding or swinging movement relative to the wagon. A tooth 13 carried by the lever 1 is drawn from engagement with the rack, or the rack from the tooth, according to which lever is pulled outwards. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 9 and 10, a pawl 16 pivoted on the lever 1 has its tail connected to the rod 5, and engages a fixed rack. A modified form of pawl is shown in Fig. 12.
Patent GB-190225000-A (GB)
Title: Improved Hydraulic Sealed Centre Valve for Working Gas Purifiers.
Inventor: BLAKEBOROUGH WALTER
Filed: 1902-11-14
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 25,000. Blakeborough, W. Nov. 14. Purifiers, hydraulic sealed centre valves for. The arrangement is shown applied to a set of four purifiers, Fig. 1 being a vertical section, and Figs. 3 and 4 horizontal sections on Y Z and W X respectively. The valve casing has lower, middle, and upper divisions. The lower division is formed into two compartments, one IN communicating with the main inlet B and with four valve inlets, and the other OT communicating with the main outlet C and with four valve outlets. The middle portion is divided into eight compartments by walls E, each compartment having an upper and a lower opening A, D, between which works a valve F, capable of closing either opening. Each valve is raised and lowered by a screw G, and is charged with liquid through a tube I to form a hydraulic seal, some of the liquid overflowing to form another seal outside the opening A. Each compartment has an opening to the purifiers, namely A', A<2>, A<3>, A<4> to the inlets of the four purifiers, and B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4> to the outlets thereof. The upper division of the casing may have four bridgepipes, such as J<1>, J<2>, J<4>, in connection with the valve openings D, or it may be formed with four compartments. In the arrangements shown, the screws work within the casing. In a modification, the screws work externally, in which case the openings A are smaller than the openings D, and the valves F are reversed, that is, are closed at the top and open at the bottom. By either arrangement, gas may be passed to any or all of the purifiers, and in any order.
Patent GB-190300404-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Miner's Safety-lamps
Inventor: ROETEL OTTO VON
Filed: 1903-01-07
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 404. Roetel, O. von. Jan. 7. Miners' safety lamps.-Platinum-wire electric igniting-devices to which the current may be supplied either from a battery or accumulator a located in an extension of, or an attachment to, the reservoir b, or from a separate source, comprise a platinum wire u, protected by a plate 2, and secured by wedges or otherwise in the arms o, p of the holder. The arms o, p terminate in plugs v, w, which fit sockets in the conducting-tubes q, n, the tube q being electrically connected by the tube k and the casing c with one terminal of the battery a. The other terminal of the battery is connected up to a pin h carried by a standard f, which, by means of a ribbed finger-piece g, can be moved until the pin h makes contact with the inclined terminal of the tube n, thereby simultaneously raising the igniter into proximity to the wick and completing the electric circuit. The circuit may also be completed and the igniter raised by inserting the terminal of an external source of electricity up the hollow tube k. Modifications are described in which the standardfis dispensed with, the circuit being completed and the igniter being brought into proximity to the wick by either moving horizontally or by rotating the tube supporting the igniter u.
Patent GB-190302938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Controlling the Flow of Gas and Oil Wells.
Inventor: CHEESMAN GEORGE RICHMOND
Filed: 1903-02-07
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 2938. Cheesman, G. R. Feb. 7. Wells; deep-boring.-Relates to means for controlling the flow of gas or oil from wells. The casing D of a plug-cock E is connected to the lining-tubes A of the well by flanged collars B, which are countersunk and bolted in the casing and are shouldered at B' to fit the lap-jointed lining A. The valve casing is held in position by struts N and a flooring M loaded with earth or otherwise. The plug is adjusted longitudinally by screws G, and is turned by worm gearing F, K, the worm being connected by a universal joint to a shaft, which can be prolonged to any distance so that the cock can be turned to cut off the oil &c. in case of fire or other emergency. The hole through the plug is of such size that the boring-rods can work through it.
Patent GB-190309820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: CAMERON MURDICK
Filed: 1903-04-30
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 9820. Cameron, M., and Woollen, G. L. April 30. Annular-chamber type.-Fig. 1 shows a vertical section of an engine, in which the wheel 23 can slide on the shaft, and is pressed against the part 12 of the casing by a coiled spring 35. End play of the shaft is prevented by adjustable screwed rings 33, 38, and the positions of the standards 2, 3, carrying the bearings, are maintained by right and left handed screws 39. A groove 22 in the casing is interrupted by an abutment 12<a>, at each side of which is a passage, shown in dotted lines, leading to the reversing-valve chamber. The wheel 23 carries two pistons 49, which can be withdrawn into recesses, to clear the abutment, by means of guides, running in a groove 21 in the cylindrical wall of the casing. The pistons are grooved to receive packing-rings, and pass through packing- pieces held to them by springs. Steam is supplied by a pipe 62 to the interior of the cylindrical valve 61, and from it to a port 60 leading to the chamber of the reversing-valve. The valve 61 may be oscillated by an eccentric 31 to cut off the steam. When the engine is running forward, the reversing- valve is in the position shown in Fig. 9. From the port 60, the steam flows through the passages 57<a>, 57<b> into the cylinder, and exhausts through the port 59 into the interior of the valve, and away by the pipe 69<a>. To reverse the engine, the port 57<c> is brought below the port 60, and the exhaust port 58 is brought over the passage through which steam was supplied to the cylinder in the previous position of the valve.
Patent GB-190314575-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Holders for Electric Incandescent Lamps.
Inventor: KLEBER PETER
Filed: 1903-06-30
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 14,575. Kleber, P. June 30. Incandescent lamps, holders for. A holder consists of a sleeve in which the cap of the lamp is removably fixed, and which is itself inserted in an outer casing, to which it has a spring connection. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are views of one form of the holder, and Fig. 5 shows a holder for a multiple filament lamp. A spiral spring 9 is held between a flange 7 on a sleeve 3 and a flange 8 in the outer casing 2, so that the contacts 5 need not be spring plungers. Nipples 31 on the inner surfaceof the sleeve 3 are guided by slots 13 in the cap so as to enter depressions 14, and so retain the lamp in position. The contact-surfaces 6 in the cap are notched, and the deeper parts of the notches are insulated, so that rotation of the cap in the sleeve 3 would switch the lamp on or off. A pawl 37 on the sleeve enters a recess 38 in the body so as to retain the sleeve in place on withdrawal of the lamp. Slots 28, 29, 30 are cut in the sleeve, Fig. 9, to form a spreading part, which presses against, either an elastic part 26 formed by slots 24, 25 cut in the neck of the casing 2, Fig. 8, or the non-elastic remaining part 27. In the former case, the lamp may be withdrawn, but not in the latter case, and these alternatives are arranged to coincide, by means of fiducial marks 39, 40, with the switching off or on of the lamp. The lamp cap is shown stepped when used on a multiple filament lamp, Fig. 5. A complete contact-ring 6 is placed on the upper step, and broken contactrings 22, 20 on the lower steps, so that on rotation of the cap in the sleeve 3, one or more filaments may be switched on or off. In this form of the holder, as in the case of a similar holder for single filament lamps described in the Specification, the sleeve 3 has an outer flange 10, so as to limit the movement due to the action of the spring 9. Fiducial marks and locking-catches or the like may be used on the sleeve and casing to indicate the various switching positions.
Patent GB-190321805-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Power Hammers.
Filed: 1903-10-09
Granted: 1904-11-09
Abstract: 21,805. Pilkington, Ltd., P., and Gibbs, G. J. Oct. 9. Steam &c. hammers.- A pneumatic or other fluid - pressure hammer has an auxiliary piston acted on by the exhaust fluid and adapted to raise the hammer after each working - stroke. The main piston D and auxiliary piston E are arranged tandem fashion and are controlled by a common valve J. The valve is a piston valve, and, in the position shown, admits compressed air to the main cylinder for the working-stroke while the upper and larger cylinder is open to the atmosphere. When the valve is raised, the cylinders communicate with one another and the hammer is raised. An auxiliary air supply is connected through a pipe L and acts when the exhaust is not enough to raise the hammer. The auxiliary cylinder has an air cushioning-device. The main cylinder may exhaust into a receiver supplying the auxiliary cvlinder. The valve may be made in two parts so that it moves up when the hammer moves down and vice versÔ.
Patent GB-190322292-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Artistic and Industrial Moulding and Reproduction of the Human Figure.
Inventor: GRANJON JEAN BENOIT
Filed: 1903-10-15
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 22,292. Granjon, J. B. Oct. 15. Moulding statuary. - Relates to apparatus for artistic moulding and for taking casts of the human figure. A frame a, containing metal rods, or fine straws b, Fig. 1, is placed over the body e, and the rods are then depressed and clamped by means of a sliding bar and thumbscrews, carried by the frame. Two pivoted legs f, Fig. 4, placed on opposite sides, allow the frame to be held in a slanting position, and it can be supported at any required height by other pivoted legs g, Fig. 2, two of which are placed on each of the other sides. Graduations h, Fig. 2, allow the legs g to be adjusted. The upper surface of the frame is also graduated. A hinged back is provided to serve as a supporting surface for the frame. To produce profiles, a single row of rods is placed in a frame j, Fig. 6, each rod sliding in grooves in the frame and pressure plate k, the latter sliding in grooves cut in the small sides of the frame.
Patent GB-190325045-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Joint Sockets especially applicable for the Steering Posts of Bicycles but also adapted for other purposes.
Inventor: CLEMENT ADOLPHE
Filed: 1903-11-17
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 25,045. Clement, A. March 11, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Punching; stamping; forging; making parts of cycles.-Seamless tubular metal sockets, having joints perpendicular or inclined . to their bodies, applicable for the steering-posts of bicycles, and for other purposes, are made by stamping and punching a blank, the holes in which are then expanded by balls and mandrels of successivelyincreasing diameters. A blank is stamped or drawn into a thimble A, Fig. 4, which is placed over a die c and in a ring C. The die D is then forced down upon it until the metal fills the recess d, and forms on the thimble a corresponding protuberance. Two holes a, b, Fig. 3, are then drilled in the thimble A, or are punched, in which case the thimble is supported by a die or punch B. Balls F, Fig. 5, of increasing diameters, are then forced through the hole b in succession, the thimble being supported by a succession of perforated beds or dies G. The hole a L then enlarged by a series of opening or drawing dies or plungers with tapering ends, and the surfaces are smoothed by passing a finishing-mandrel through the opened-out holes a, b. In making a socket with a single joint perpendicular to the body, hole a, Fig. 15, is drilled in the body A, and is enlarged by balls F forced through by a bent bar or a lever.
Patent GB-190401652-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus for Crushing, Levelling, Perforating, Stamping, Shaping, or Cutting Metallic, or other Substances.
Inventor: BACK ALFRED DE
Filed: 1904-01-22
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 1652. Back, A. de. Jan. 22. Breaking punching; stamping; straigh tening.- Apparatus for crushing, levelling, perforating, stamping, shaping, or cutting metallic or other substances, consists of a fixed slab A, Figs. 1 and 2, forming part of the framework H, and two movable slabs B, C, the slab B carrying punches or cutters S, and the slabs A, C having perforations to correspond with the punches S. The slab B is carried by a connecting rod R, guided through the slab A and actuated by cams G on the driving- shaft D, while the slab C is hinged at K and actuated by cams E on the shaft D. The slab A is preferably slightly inclined to the vertical, and the faces of the slabs may bear patterns or designs.
Patent GB-190407371-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Facing Tiles or Slabs for Walls, Ceilings and the like.
Inventor: CATER HERBERT ELLIOTT
Filed: 1904-03-28
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 7371. Cater, H. E., and Bell, H. P. March 28. Facing-tiles; slabs.-Glass facing-tiles and slabs for walls, ceilings, &c. are backed with a mixture of a mineral substance, a varnish gum, and a non- drying oil, together with colouring - matter if desired. A suitable mixture consists of 5 to 10 parts of whiting, 2 to 3 of Manilla copal, and 1 of castor oil. The melted material is spread over the glass, and the surface roughened, by sprinkling broken marble, glass, &c. over it for example, to facilitate the securing of the tile with cement.
Patent GB-190409537-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Decorating Surfaces and Paints and Enamels for use therein
Inventor: CARPENTER WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1904-04-26
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 9537. Carpenter, W. J. April 26. Painting; paints, materials for.-A process for decorating surfaces, which is analogous to the process of tri-colour printing, consists in applying to the surface a ground of a light or white colour, such as zinc white, and then one or more transparent coatings of any of the primary colours, made up in any suitable vehicle.
Patent GB-190411990-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Methods of and Apparatus for the Production of Motive Power by the Agency of Hot Air or other Heated Fluids
Inventor: PICHERY LUCIEN LEONCE
Filed: 1904-05-26
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 11,990. Pichery, L. L. May 30, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Steam &c. turbines.-Hot air, steam, or other fluid under pressure is utilized for imparting energy to atmospheric air or the like, which is subsequently employed in driving a turbine or other engine. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, compressed air, heated by direct contact with the fire in a receptacle b and purified in a dust separator c, is led through the pipe d to a series of " ejector " devices. These consists of nozzles f, g, h, arranged one behind the other in a casing e common to all. An inlet for the cold air is shown at i. In each injector, the hot air gives to the cold air drawn in by it a portion of its heat, which is immediately converted into energy. A pipe m leads the mixture to a turbine n. With the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, a mixture of combustible gas and air, supplied from the reservoirs o, p respectively, is ignited electrically in a reservoir s. A pipe t leads the resulting gases to the casing e containing the nozzles.
Patent GB-190412218-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hair Brushing Apparatus.
Inventor: BATTS FREDERICK ROBERT
Filed: 1904-05-30
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 12,218. Batts, F. R. May 30. Hair - brushing apparatus.-A curved bar g fits into a socket at the top of a portable standard f, and can be fixed in any position by a setscrew f<1>. Suspended from the end of the arm g by a spiral spring q are two pulleys s, over which passes an elastic cord t to drive a rotary brush. The cord t is driven by the pulley p and the flywheel j. In a modification, the arm g is straight and is pivoted near the top of the standard f and retained in the normal position by a spiral spring, the spring q then being dispensed with.
Patent GB-190412788-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gauges especially adapted use with Rolling Mills.
Inventor: UNCAPHER FRANCIS BARCLAY
Filed: 1904-06-06
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 12,788. Uncapher, F. B. June 6. Rolling.-Rolling- mills are fitted with a gauge for indicating the state of alignment and for use in levelling. The gauge is mounted on a base 2, Fig. 2, sliding in guides 4 extending between the housings, and carries a spirit or other level 7. Pointers 17, 26 pivoted in brackets adjustably mounted on a plate sliding in the gauge frame 1, engage the centres of the roll necks. The pointer 17 can turn laterally, and the pointer 26 laterally and vertically. Scales are provided to indicate the positions of the pointers.
Patent GB-190416011-A (GB)
Title: Internal Combustion Engine Working with a Two-stroke Cycle.
Inventor: ALBERTINI PETER
Filed: 1904-07-19
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 16,011. Albertini, P. Sept. 14, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Pistons. - In an internal - combust i o n engine, the piston h has a conical upper surface which guides the combustion products to the exhaust openings g.
Patent GB-190417780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Travelling Carriages for Overhead Runways.
Inventor: PRIEST ROWLAND
Filed: 1904-08-16
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 17,780. Priest, R., and Morrall, W. Aug.16. Rails, overhead, for heavy goods.-The travelling carriages of overhead runways are constructed so that they may be steered by the suspended load being turned in the desired direction. At the top of an upright frame 3 is a cross-pin 4, on which are mounted two rollers 5, 6 running side by side on the rails 1, 2. The lower part of the frame carries two swivelling brackets 8, 9, in which are supported guide-rollers 10, 11 fitting between the rails on the underside. The brackets turn about the pivots 12, 13, and are loosely connected at the centre, so that when one bracket swivels the other must swivel also in the opposite direction. One of the brackets has a bent arm, which supports a vertical pin 21 on which the roller 22 turns. When the load, which is supported from the hollowed part 7, is twisted, the roller 22 will be brought against one of the rails, thus turning the pilot rollers 10, 11 out of line and guiding the carriage in the desired direction. Modifications are shown in the Specification in which the rollers 10, 11 are mounted on vertical axles between the rails, or are placed above instead of beneath the rails.
Patent GB-190421169-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and appertaining to Permanent Way Rails.
Inventor: PERRY HERBERT WILFRED
Filed: 1904-10-03
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 21,169. Perry, H. W. Oct. 3. Rails similar to those described in Specification No. 4859, A.D. 1900, have the renewable surface shaped as shown in Fig. 1, in which the inner surfaces of the cap are steeper than the outer surfaces of the rail. A cap of this section can be placed on the rail at any point without the rail being removed.
Patent GB-190425473-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and appertaining to Hat, Coat, or Umbrella Stands.
Inventor: PEARSON JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-11-23
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 25,473. Pearson, J. Nov. 23. Barometers; thermometers.-With a hat, coat, and umbrella stand or the like A are combined an aneroid barometer C and a thermometer E.