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Patent GB-189915235-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Liquefying Atmospheric Air and Utilizing the Same.
Inventor: TRIPLER CHARLES EASTMAN
Filed: 1899-07-25
Granted: 1899-09-23
Abstract: 15,235. Tripler, C. E. July 25. Cooling air; refrigerating. -Relates to means for liquefying air and to the employment of liquid oxygen or liquid air rich in oxygen for the further condensation or liquefaction of air. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, compressed air passes through the coils and pipes D, D<2>, C<2> to the expander A in the lower vessel B, where liquefied gas collects, while the expanded air is caused to circulate around the inlet pipes by partitions C, C<4>, which are preferably hollow, and by a spiral partition D<4>. The lower part of the expander A and the parts D<1> of the straight or coiled pipes D' form traps provided with valves for discharge of extraneous matter. The part A from which the air expands is provided with a number of holes, which can be closed or cleared by needle-pointed valves operated by spindles B<1> and carried by a ring A' which serves as a baffle. Liquefied air from such a device is passed into the cup F, Fig. 4, where it evaporates, becoming rich in oxygen and cooling and condensing the air in the tubes G, which are open to the atmosphere at G<2>. The air thus condensed is drawn off by the pump K to the receiver J', where it cools the coil J and where it may escape at K<3> for further service. The cup F is surrounded, as shown, by a series of vessels H, H<1>, H<2>, which form a circuitous course for the air from the liquid in this cup F. This air is drawn off by a pump J<1>, and passed through coils J between the vessels H, H<1>, H' and in the receiver J' and then returned, preferably through an expansion valve J<4>, to the cup F. A modification of both the primary and secondary condensers is also described, in which the arrangements of the tubes and partitions differs. In this form, the cool gas from evaporation of the primarilyliquefied air is drawn off by a pump and not utilized further in the apparatus, but the secondarily-liquefied air is pumped into a heat-interchanger, where it cools the incoming atmospheric air, and the surplus is returned to mix with the primarily-liquefied air. Other forms of expanders, with needle valves or brushing-arrangements to prevent clogging, are also described.
Patent GB-189917020-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Let-off Motions for Looms.
Inventor: PERHAM CHARLES FOSTER
Filed: 1899-08-22
Granted: 1899-09-30
Abstract: 17,020. Perham, C. F. Aug. 22. Loom let-off motions.-The warp beam b is driven by gearing f, g from a shaft h carrying a brakewheel i. The brake strap L is connected to the shorter arm j' of a pivoted lever j, of which the other arm j<1> is connected by a spring r to an arm p on the shaft o. This arm p is also attached at its lower end to a rod q passing through a pressure spring q<3>. The warp passes over a feeler p<2> carried by other arms p<1> on the shaft o, so that any increase of tension moves the arm p to the right and allows the lever j to release the brake. When the lay beats up, the arm p is locked by a lever s connected by a rod t with the lay-sword. When the warp beam is full, the angle of the warp to the feeler arm is greater than a right-angle, so that, as the warp is wound off, this angle continually decreases, the leverage of the warp on the feeler increases, and the braking action decreases.
Patent GB-189918117-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Combs.
Inventor: SWINDELL INDIMMON D
Filed: 1899-09-07
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 18,117. Swindell, I, D., and Winstead, W. J. Sept. 7. Combs, hair, are made from a single piece of wire twisted to form the teeth and the overlapping and interlaced coils which constitute the back or handle. These coils may be bound together by fine wire, or may be united by soldering, galvanizing, or plating.
Patent GB-189918128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment of Ores.
Inventor: LEE JOHN HODGSON
Filed: 1899-09-07
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 18,128. Lee, J. H. Sept. 7. Treating ores; gold.-Ores are finely crushed and made up into a paste with water and a carbonaceous material, such as starch or flour. The mass may be moulded into blocks, which are then carbonized in a kiln, being finally burnt in heaps. The residue is smelted in the usual way, or, in the case of gold ores, may be amalgamated.
Patent GB-189920897-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Hanging Brackets for Supporting and Providing Bearings for Shafting.
Inventor: BRIDGE DAVID
Filed: 1899-10-19
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 20,897. Bridge, R., [Administrator of Bridge, D.], and Tetlow, C. Oct. 19. Hangers and brackets for shafting. Vertical adjustment is provided for by the nut don the end of the spindle b. Horizontal adjustment is effected by making the bearing e separate from the tube c and connecting it therewith by pins through slots h. A slot i is formed in the bearing for the spindle b to pass through.
Patent GB-189921787-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Apparatus for Smelting Ores and Melting Metals.
Inventor: REYNOLDS ALLEYNE
Filed: 1899-10-31
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 21,787. Reynolds, A. Oct. 31. Metallurgical furnaces. - A furnace for use in smelting ores and melting metals is provided with series of covered vertical tubes or "crucibles" a, whence the molten metal may flow along sloping channels d into a channel e leading to the tap-hole. The crucibles may be charged through openings in the roof, provided with covers, or the roof may be formed of removable arches b, by means of which access is obtained to covers c fitted to the crucibles. The furnace may be regenerative.
Patent GB-190008090-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Soaps Soluble in Sea-water.
Inventor: RATTAIRE JOSEPH
Filed: 1900-05-01
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 8090. Rattaire, J., and Cottard, A. May 1. Soaps.-Relates to the manufacture of snaps soluble in sea-water. Coco-nut oil or palm oil is added to heated soda lye, and the whole stirred and heated. Pulverized resin is added, and the soap is run into a mould and mixed with a decoction of fucus crispus. A second method is carried out by heating a mixture of coco-nut oil and palm oil with three successive quantities of soda lye, withdrawing the used lye each time, adding salt, resin, and water, at suitable stages, and finally mixing the paste with a decoction of fucus crispus. Soft soap is made with palm oil, potash lye, pulverized resin, and fucus crispus.
Patent GB-190008336-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Brackets for Curtain Rods, Stair Rods, and the like.
Inventor: HODGES ROWLAND
Filed: 1900-05-05
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 8336. Hodges, R., Davis, F., and Bowerman, F. May 5. Brackets; stair-rod eyes and fastenings; window blinds.-The back-plate A has a trough a<3> to receive the curtain band, and a socket a<2> to receive the rod. The hinged cover C springs over the socket a', and does not require a separate spring to keep it closed. Figs. 2 and 4 show a bracket for a rod alone, and Figs. 11 and 12 a modification for carrying a stair rod.
Patent GB-190008894-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Smelting Furnaces.
Inventor: KOLLER HUGO
Filed: 1900-05-14
Granted: 1900-06-23
Abstract: 8894. Koller, H. May 14. Electric furnaces. - Large furnaces for making carbide or for other purposes are provided with isolated carbon blucks in series between the m a i n electrodes, action occurring in each of the spaces so formed. In a horizontally - a r - ranged furnace, the carbon blocks are supported a their middle parts by fireproof blocks ; other carbon blocks may be placed on the bottom of the furnace, below the active spaces, and may have hollow tops to collect the fused product. To regulate the current, an intermediate carbon may be supported so that it can be lowered between the stationary carbons as these are consumed. In the furnace shown in Fig. 5, the intermediate carbons T, T' are placed in vertical series on non- conducting supports a' between the main electrodes E, E<1>, and are formed as hoppers to keep the materials together. A thin incandescence rod r' is inserted to start the furnace.
Patent GB-190009131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Pipes from Cement or similar material.
Inventor: KIELBERG CARL JOHAN
Filed: 1900-05-17
Granted: 1900-06-23
Abstract: 9131. Kielberg, C. J. May 17. Moulding pipes.-Instead of using a longitudinally-movable core with a compressing-screw attached to it as described in Specification No. 18,353, A.D. 1899. [Abridgment Class Cements &c.], a tube b, carrying the screw d, is arranged to slide on a fixed or rotary core k. Cement or the like is inserted in the mould cylinder a when the screw is in its lowest position, and is compressed by screwing the tube upwards through the plastic material.
Patent GB-190022546-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Interruptors for Gas Engines.
Inventor: BERGMANN THEODOR
Filed: 1900-12-11
Granted: 1901-02-01
Abstract: 22,546. Bergmann, T. Dec. 11. Gas engines, igniting in. The electric igniting- current traverses an electromagnet C', which, by attracting an armature A on the oscillating pin m, causes an arm on the other end of the pin within the cylinder to move away from the fixed terminal n.
Patent GB-190100131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Light Switches.
Inventor: LUNDBERG ANDREAS PETER
Filed: 1901-01-02
Granted: 1901-06-01
Abstract: 131. Lundberg, A. P., and Lundberg, G. C. Jan. 2. Couplings; switches.-Relates to tumbler switches, which may be single-pole, double-pole, or throwover switches, the spring being arranged so that it is not in tension either in the "off " or "on" positions. Figs. 3 and 11 show a simple form, the contact-bar d, carrying a contact-shoe b, being slotted at f and working on a fixed pin g, thus obtaining a "movable fulcrum." The quick-break spring c, Fig. 8, connects the pin g to the contactbar. The contact-bar d, Fig. 8, is not solid, but made up in the form of a frame. Fig. 14 shows a suitable form of base for a wall switch, a recess r being formed for the conductor s. In a modified form, the contact-bar is fitted with two or more shoes, so as to form a two-way or throw-over switch. Fig. 24 shows a cover fitted with a projection p fitting in a recess in the base to lock the cover in position, a special nut n being provided which, when screwed on by a pin spanner, appears to be a part of the cover.
Patent GB-190100322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mechanism for Controlling and Indicating Temperature Limits.
Filed: 1901-01-05
Granted: 1901-11-02
Abstract: 322. Griffiths, E. H., Whetham , W. C. D., and Cambridge Sentinel Manufacturing Co. Jan. 5. Alarms, fire and temperature.-Relates to a device for closing the circuit of an electric alarm bell when the temperature rises above a certain limit. In the form shown in Fig. 4, a conducting-liquid G (say mercury) is normally kept at one side of a bulb A by solid paraffin wax H. When the wax is melted by heat, the mercury flows down and makes connection between the bulb and an insulated wire B<1>. The circuit of an electric bell, connected to the terminals B, C, is thus closed. Instead of the mercury, a solid easilyfusible alloy may be used, or a conducting-liquid in particles mixed with a non-conductor. The circuit-closing device is suspended by flexible conductors. To re-set the circuit-closer, it is, when hot, tilted into a horizontal position and held till it cools.
Patent GB-190110255-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Thrashing Machines.
Inventor: KIRBY GEORGE CLARVISS
Filed: 1901-05-17
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 10,255. Kirby, G. C. May 17. Lubricators; bearings for the shafts of straw cutting and bruising attachments of thrashing machines. The bearing is self-aligning and self-oiling, and is made in two parts A, E. The upper part A is formed with recesses for rings K, which rest upon the shaft and dip into an oil reservoir, and, as they are carried round, lubricate the shaft. The part A has a spherical seat which fits into a corresponding recess in the end of a screw plug C passed through the cap D. The part E has a similar seat F fitting a corresponding recess in the lower part of the pedestal G. A pin J on the seat F fits loosely into a groove to prevent the bearing from being carried round with the shaft. An oil reservoir is formed in the pedestal and is fitted with a gauge covered by a guard plate M, with a filling hole R and with an emptying plug P. Leather washers N are secured by rings O at the ends of the bearing to exclude dust and prevent escape of the oil.
Patent GB-190110776-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Supporting Punching Bags
Inventor: MAXWELL GEORGE SEYMOUR
Filed: 1901-05-25
Granted: 1901-06-29
Abstract: 10,776. Maxwell, G. S., and Crippen, H. D. May 25. Boxing.-Relates to means for supporting punching- bags so that the speed of rebound can be regulated. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the bag is fixed to the lower end of a rod 7, which is connected by a universal joint 6 to a cup 4 carried by a bracket 3 fixed to the wall &c. An adjustable block 14 on the upper part of the rod 7 is arranged to come against an elastic cushion 17 fixed to the cup 4 ; or the block itself may be covered with elastic material. The cup may be inverted, in which case the block 14 is arranged below the joint, the cup being provided with a pneumatic cushion. The rod 7 may be rigid or flexible. Fig. 4 shows another arrangement, in which a block 27 acts against an adjustable disc 22, the disc or the block being fitted with an elastic cushion. The rod carries a cup 29 connected by a spring 31 to another cup 30, to which the bag 35 is fixed, a buffer 32 being interposed between the two cups. The universal joint may consist of a ball and socket, or a short length of strong cord.
Patent GB-190113163-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco-pipes.
Inventor: DAVIES DAVID BOWEN
Filed: 1901-06-28
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 13,163. Davies, D. B. June 28. Tobacco pipes.- The perforated inner bowl c is removably secured in the outer casing a, which is provided with a perforated spigot d. The stem b may be secured in the position indicated by dotted lines, and the stopper e inserted in the lower opening. Or the pipe may be constructed so that the stem is removably secured to the bowl in only one of the positions shown. In another modification, the inner bowl c is dispensed with, and a perforated plug, with its upper surface above the level of the spigot d, is employed.
Patent GB-190113351-A (GB)
Title: Process of and Material for Insulating Conductors.
Inventor: WOODS CLINTON EDGAR
Filed: 1901-07-01
Granted: 1901-08-31
Abstract: 13,351. Woods, C. E. July 1. Conductors, insulating.-Conductors are insulated with the cleaned andcollapsed or split intestines of animals. The intestine, in its moist condition, is wound in one or more spirals B, C with overlapping edges, or may be laid round the conductor longitudinally. The covering may receive a layer of waterproofing or further coats of insulating-material.
Patent GB-190115691-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Railways on a Road Contact System.
Inventor: BEITS CHARLES EDGAR
Filed: 1901-08-02
Granted: 1902-06-05
Abstract: 15,691. Betts, C. E., [Betts, I. W.]. Aug. 2. Electric railways and tramways on a road contact system with mechanically-operated switches. Collectors conductors; ; switches.-The road contacts have raised portions 3 tapering towards the ends and adapted to be embraced by the bars 17, 18 of the collector. The parts 4, raised above the rest, guide the bar 19 over the roller on the spring plunger 6, which acts through the bell-crank switch arm 11 to complete the circuit at the contacts 13 between the stud and the feeder 16. The switch mechanism is placed in a water-tight box 9 below the stud or road contact. The bars 17, 18, 19, all of which may collect current, are carried by insulated hangers 21 on the axles of the vehicle. To allow for bending and lateral motion in rounding curves &c., they have T-shaped heads 25 sliding longitudinally in boxes 26, which move laterally between stops and springs on the spindles 23 carried by the hangers 21.
Patent GB-190115959-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: FELL JOHN CORRY
Filed: 1901-08-08
Granted: 1901-12-14
Abstract: 15,959. Fell, J. C., [Smith Premier Typewriter Co.]. Aug. 8. Type - writers.- Relates to the mounting and pivoting of the type-bars, and is described with reference to a front-strike machine. In Fig. 1,. the reference numeral 1 denotes the platen, 2 the impression-point, and 3 the segmental bar which carries the type-bars. Upon the bar 3 is cut a series of annular V-shaped ball-bearing grooves 6. The grooves are not concentric with the axis of the bar, but are alternated or staggered as shown in Fig. 4, which is an inner side elevation viewed in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1. The effect of this arrangement is that, although typebars of equal length swing up to a common impression-point, they lie when at rest in the staggered position shown in Fig. 5, and can thus be crowded more closely together. Fig. 2 shows one of the type-bars in elevation, and Fig. 3 shows a section of the hub on a larger scale. The type-bar comprises a socket 10, shank 8, and an annular hub 11 made up of a segment 12 integral with the shank, and a segment 13 hinged to it. The connecting- rod 20, which actuates the type-bar, is pivoted to the segment 13, and a thin hasp 15 extending from the segment is adjustably held to the shank by a screw 16. The segments are formed with internal V-grooves to receive the three balls 26, which are kept apart by pins 29, 30, &c. and an abutment 32 on the hinge end of the segment 13. Figs. 8 and 9 show in elevation and plan a modified construction of type-bar; which is slit longitudinally at 39, the divided hub portions 35 being closed together by screws 40 after the balls have been placed in position in the V -grooves.. In a further modification shown in Fig. 11, the type-bar is made of sheet metal folded longitudinally, the portions 35 being in this case also closed together by screws 40. Ball bearings are not necessarily employed, and the invention may be adapted to under-strike machines in which a complete type-bar supporting-ring is used. Some of the features of the invention are applicable in the case of type-bars hung on detachably-mounted hangers. The staggered arrangement of the V-grooves may in some cases be replaced by a simple co-axial arrangement, but fewer type-bars can then be mounted in a given space.
Patent GB-190121518-A (GB)
Title: Improved Salt Saw
Inventor: HOWELL CHARLES
Filed: 1901-10-26
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 21,518. Howell, C. Oct, 26. Handles, fixing. The renewable zinc or copper &c. blade A of a salt saw is attached to the handle B, preferably of metal, by recessing it into the handle and employing a bolt and wing nut C and a headed stud &c. D in the manner shown.
Patent GB-190121983-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Combined High Steam and Low Water Safety Valves.
Inventor: FLETCHER JAMES ASHTON
Filed: 1901-10-31
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 21,983. Fletcher, J. A., and Fletcher, S. Oct. 31. Nuts; locking nuts.-Relatea to combined high steam and low water safety-valves for steam generators. The divided spindle of the water valve has conical nuts 15 on the spindle ends f, r, and, after adjustment, the nuts are locked by means of plugs 16, the ports being slotted to facilitate adjustment by means of a key.
Patent GB-190200138-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco-leaf Smoothing and Flattening Machines.
Inventor: QUESTER EDWARD
Filed: 1902-01-02
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 138. Quester, E. Jan. 2. Tobacco.-In order to decrease the number of rollers in leaf smoothing and flattening machines, they are arranged in a zig-zag manner above one another, as shown at a, b, c, Fig. 1. Strippers h, i and a flap k are provided. Any number of rollers may be similarly arranged. The tobacco leaf is fed by a vibrating hopper g or by an endless band f. Fig. 3 shows an arrangement for giving a longitudinally-reciprocating motion to the middle roller b, by means of a lever n operated by the grooved roll p, and provided at its bifurcated upper end with pins to engage the groove in the roll m.
Patent GB-190208880-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Automatic Machines for Weighing Granular Material
Inventor: PROKOFIEW GEORGE
Filed: 1902-04-16
Granted: 1903-07-16
Abstract: 8880. Prokofiew, G. April 16. Automatic-feed weighers.-The feed-hopper d, Figs. 1 and 4, is placed over the scale-pan h<5>, which is pivoted on one end of the scale beam h provided with a notched arm h* engaging with a swinging catch l. When the beam tilts, the catch is released from an arm k<3>, carried by a triple cam k, Fig. 7. The cam is thus partially rotated, and is engaged with a constantly-rotating roughened wheel g<4> on a driving-shaft g. This causes an auxiliary cam k<7> to close the cut-off gate e, which is pivoted to the hopper and has an adjustable plate e<6> adapted to be vibrated by a rotating notched wheel f<1>. The third cam k<5> then strikes a projection h<10> on the beam and depresses it still further, so that it strikes a stop J<1> and is tilted and discharges, after which it is returned to the normal position by a stop on the cam. When the drum k of the triple cam has made one revolution, it allows the cut-off gate to fall away from the hopper, and the weighing is repeated. The cut-off gate may have a positive actuating-device, or may have an auxiliary cut-off device. The scale-pan tilting-device and the scale-pan itself may be modified, or other details may be varied. A rotary brush may be placed in the feed-hopper when materials such as cocoa or flour are being weighed.
Patent GB-190216428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Driving Gear, Bearings and Frames for Bicycles, Motor-cars, and the like.
Inventor: O'REILLY HENRY
Filed: 1902-07-24
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 16,428. O'Reilly, H., and O'Reilly, H. July 24. Driving-mechan- ism; frames; axles, supporting. - Re- lates to the driving- gear and frames of bicycles, motor cars, and the like. The driving-gear consists of a series of roller - toothed gear wheels L, M, H, F, Fig. 2, con- structed and arranged as described in Specifications No. 3903, A.D. 1897, [Abridgment Class Mechanism &c.], and No. 24,076, A.D. 1897. The wheel H may engage the wheels M and F by the same or separate sets of teeth. In a bicycle, it is mounted on a ball bearing G, Fig. 1, on a casing B which is fixed to the back fork a and is slotted at the rear to permit the engagement of the wheel F with the wheel H. The axle E of the driving-wheel is fixed at one end in an eccentric hole in a disc D, Fig. 4, mounted in a plate C fixed to the casing B, Fig. 1, and at the other end in a similar disc, so that the axle can be adjusted to bring the wheel F into, or out of, engagement with the wheel H. The intermediate wheel M is mounted on a ball bearing of large diameter carried by a hollow boss or casing. The wheel L has a cup-shape boss and is fixed by screws w to the flange of the crank Z ; a washer fitting the crank boss closes the wheel boss. The wheel boss has a strengthening cup-shaped centre R and a ball bearing d outside the end of the crank bracket for giving additional support. The roller teeth of two wheels gearing with each other may be made respectively convex and concave as shown at n and k, in order to preserve the alignment of the wheels. The wheel H instead of being driven by toothed- wheels may be formed with an external row of chain teeth and be driven by a chain. In a bicycle frame, the steering-post is enclosed in a tube Q, Fig. 2, connected at the bottom to the crank bracket by a tube Y and at the top to some part of the frame near the saddle pillar. If carried behind the saddle, the main tube is made double and the handle-bar Y is curved round on each side of the saddle so that the rider can steer by means of his body. A small front wheel is used.