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Patent GB-189710430-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Enamelled Ceramics with a Slaggy Biscuit Covered over with Colored Enamels.
Inventor: WIT HIPPOLYTE DE
Filed: 1897-04-27
Granted: 1897-06-12
Abstract: 10,430. Wit, H. de. April 27. Pottery.-A mixture of slag and clay, containing 50 per cent. of silica, 25 per cent. of carbonate of lime, 20 per cent. of alumina, and 5 per cent. of metals, metallic oxides, &c. is made into biscuit ware, which may be coated with a coloured earthy mass, and is finally enamelled with coloured enamels.
Patent GB-189711176-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Means for Making Joints.
Inventor: BIRTWISLE JOHN
Filed: 1897-05-05
Granted: 1898-03-12
Abstract: 11,176. Birtwisle, J. May 5. Spigot-and-socket joints.-The application to a bicycle frame is shown, but the joint is applicable to tubes and rods for all purposes. The lug S is spirally grooved, and the tube T transversely grooved, the two being otherwise a good fit. They are fixed together by melted metal introduced through holes I. The keying-grooves may be of any suitable shape.
Patent GB-189714070-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Turning and Feeding Mechanism used in the Step-by-step Process of Rolling Tubular Blanks.
Inventor: WOTHERSPOON JOHN
Filed: 1897-06-09
Granted: 1897-09-25
Abstract: 14,070. Wotherspoon. J. June 9. Rolling.-Relates to feeding-mechanism used in the step-by-step process of rolling tubular blanks. The mandrel a<1> with the tubular blank a is connected to the piston-rod B<1> of a cylinder B carried on a slide. The step-by-step forward feed is given by a chain or rope h attached to the cylinder B and passing round a pulley h<1> and a drum h<2> operated either intermittently or continuously by worm gearing h<3>, h<4>. The blank a is given a quarter turn at each forward feed by a ratchet-wheel i<1> on the piston-rod B<1> operated by a pawl i<2>, lever i<3>, and crank i<4> driven by gearing i<6>, j from a shaft j<1> which also carries the eccentric for actuating the valve of the cylinder B. The lever i<3> may be connected with the pistonrod of a cylinder at right-angles to the cylinder B, the valves of both cylinders being operated from the same shaft.
Patent GB-189714255-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Power-driven Road Vehicles.
Inventor: COMMON ANDREW AINSLIE
Filed: 1897-06-11
Granted: 1898-04-16
Abstract: 14,255. Common, A. A. June 11. Motor road vehicles.-Consists in mounting the driving-machinery in a frame separate from the vehicle proper, which frame is pivoted by its forward end to the vehicle so as to be free to accommodate itself to the irregularities of the road. The frame is supported on a single driving- wheel which is rotated by an electromotor, or by a steam, oil, or other engine. The invention is illustrated in the Specification as applied to an electrically-propelled vehicle. The motor frame D is supported by a single driving-wheel G rotated through gearing by the electric motor H. The batteries for driving the motor are contained in boxes F on each side of the driving-wheel. The axle of the vehicle is cranked as shown at C' to clear the motor frame, which is pivoted to the vehicle at E.
Patent GB-189715614-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for use in Putting Cop Tubes on to Spindles.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1897-06-30
Granted: 1898-05-07
Abstract: 15,614. Thompson, W. P., [Schmehlik, R.] June 30. Tube-applying apparatus.-The tubes are placed in the vertical chambers a of a box or receptacle A, the front of which is closed by a slide g and the top by a hinged flap. At the lower part of the receptacle A is a chamber B containing a slide c, in which are apertures d, which may be made to register with the chambers a to receive a set of cop tubes or with the delivery funnels e attached to the underside of the chamber B. Each funnel e is fitted with a pin i for causing the tubes to fall into the funnel in the proper manner. The slide c is forced to the right into the position shown by a spring m, and when it is desired to apply the tubes to the spindles the slide is forced to the left through the distance x by one of the handles k of the apparatus, which is hinged to the receptacle A and is also connected with the slide ; o is a stop for limiting the movement of the slide to the left. In a modification, the slide c is held in the position shown in Fig. 1 by a spring catch, which is released by a piston in the support f when applying the tubes to the spindles, the slide being then moved automatically into the delivery position by a spring. A pivoted lever is also introduced between the slide c and the hinged handle which operates it. When the cop tubes are long, the slide c is arranged vertically and the chambers a are arranged with inclined floors behind it.
Patent GB-189719230-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in a System for the Electrical Protection of Safes.
Inventor: FREED ISAAC
Filed: 1897-08-19
Granted: 1897-10-02
Abstract: 19,230. Freed, I. Aug. 19. Safes and strong-rooms.- Relates to means for securing a safe in a recess in the containing building &c. If permanently fixed in the recess, the safe is secured by arms entering longitudinal recesses in the top and bottom of the safe and secured to the sides of the containing-recess. If it is desired to have the safe interchangeable or removable, spring pawls 10 on the outside of the safe are formed to engage ratchet teeth 9 at the back of the recess, from which they can be disengaged by push-buttons 11, accessible only from the inside of the safe.
Patent GB-189721097-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Cutting Wrappers and Binders for Cigars, Cigarettes, and the like.
Filed: 1897-09-14
Granted: 1897-10-23
Abstract: 21,097. Lake, W. R., [John R. Williams Co.]. Sept. 14. Cigars; cigarettes.-Relates to machines for cutting wrappers or binders for cigars, cigarettes, and the like. Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the machine. The bed-plate 30 is carried by a suitable frame, and above it is a hollow arm 33, pivoted at 59 and carrying a die or cutter 32 of the shape of the wrapper. The arm 32 is oscillated by a segment 60, rack 62, &c. from a cam 70 on the driving-shaft 71, so as to move the die and wrapper thereon under rollers carried by a fixed arm or bracket 36 to and under a delivery nozzle 38, and then back to normal position as shown in Fig. 1. Inside the cutter is a perforated plate 49 mounted on spring rods, and the wrapper is held down thereon by air suction until the cut wrapper reaches the delivery nozzle. The air is exhausted through a pipe 81, from which a connection is made to the hollow arm 33 through a valve 76 operated from a cam 83. When the die reaches its position under the nozzle 38, the valve 76 is closed to release the wrapper, which is then taken by the nozzle. Air is exhausted from the nozzle 38 through its hollow arm 39, from which is a connection to the pipe 81, controlled by a valve 77 operated from a cam 119. The nozzle is mounted on a vertically-sliding hollow stem, and after taking the wrapper is raised while the die 32 moves from under it, and is then lowered to deliver the wrapper into a box or receiver placed removably in an opening in the bed-plate 30. The nozzle is raised and lowered by a lever 105 operated from a cam 109. The rollers which press the wrapper on to the die are mounted in a bracket removably attached to a vertical slide in the arm 36, operated by a lever 37 from a cam 99 to move the rollers down into operative position while the die passes under them in its forward movement. The rollers are pressed by small rollers carried by spring rods on the lower end of the slide. The shaft 71 is driven through a clutch 133 of known construction operated by a treadle arrangement, so that the shaft makes one complete revolution on each operation of the treadle. After each fifty wrappers are cut, an alarm bell is sounded by a counting-arrangement operated by a pin 126 on a disc 127.
Patent GB-189728824-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Making Illuminating Gas.
Inventor: BRYANT HENRY
Filed: 1897-12-06
Granted: 1898-10-22
Abstract: 28,824. Bryant, H. Dec. 6. Acetylene.-The generator G contains a removable carbide holder G<6>, and is fitted with a hinged lid G<2> secured by a stirrup G<4> and a screw G<5>. It is connected with a water reservoir C' by a pipe C<2>, a cock C<4>, a ball valve C<7>, Fig. 4, to prevent escape of gas, a chamber C<6>, and a delivery pipe C<3>, Figs. 3 and 4. The lever of the cock C<4> is weighted, and is connected with the movable bell B' of the gas holder by a chain or rod B<3>, in order that the water supply may be cut off when the holder reaches a certain height. The gas produced passes by a pipe I to the holder, the outlet I<7> from the holder being provided with a ball valve I<2> to prevent return of the gas when the generator is open for recharging. In the pipe I is a cock I<3>, the lever of which is connected with the chain B<3> so that escape of the gas to the holder is cut off shortly after the supply of water has been stopped. Any gas afterwards produced passes into a pressure reservoir C. When the bell B' descends again the cock I<3> is opened and gas is supplied from the reservoir C. Subsequently the cock C<4> is opened and generation recommences.
Patent GB-189729551-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hair Pins.
Inventor: RIGG JOSEPH
Filed: 1897-12-14
Granted: 1898-10-15
Abstract: 29,551. Rigg, J. Dec. 14. Hair-pins.- One or both limbs are twisted in spiral or helical form, and one limb may be longer than the other.
Patent GB-189802594-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Cutting or Bevelling Etched, Engraved, and like Plates.
Inventor: ROYLE VERNON
Filed: 1898-02-01
Granted: 1898-05-20
Abstract: 2594. Royle, V. Feb. 1. Milling.-Relates to machines for cutting bevelled or V-grooves in engraving plates or sheets. The sheet is held on the table B' by an L-shaped clamp H provided with racks h<1> engaging pinions h' on a shaft h<3> rotated by the hand-wheel i<1> and worm gearing. The table B<1> is supported on the carriage B, which can be traversed on guides b, b<1> by a screw operated through bevel-wheels c<1>, c<2> and a hand-shaft C. The table B' can be adjusted on the carriage by a screw d<2> acting on a spring arm d' on a shaft D provided with a projection d engaging a groove b<2> in the underside of the table. One side of the groove is formed by an adjustable strip G for wear. The edge of the table B' near the cutter M is adjustable vertically by a wedgeshaped bar movable by a screw. The sheet is set on the table to a gange K carried by a frame k<1> pivoted eccentrically to a shaft k<2> and swung into and out of position, a lug k<8> coming against a spring k<7> arresting the gauge frame when swung over the table B<1>. After the first cut, another gauging-strip L, swinging on a shaft l<2> carried by a frame l<6>, adjustably clamped on the table B<1>, is employed for setting the sheet to produce a cut at right-angles to the preceding groove. The cutter M consists of a disc with two tools clamped in grooves across the face of the disc by wedge-shaped bars forced down into the grooves by screws.
Patent GB-189808703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Split Drum Machines for Winding Cotton and other Yarns or Threads.
Inventor: BOYD JOHN
Filed: 1898-04-14
Granted: 1899-02-25
Abstract: 8703. Boyd, J. April 14. Winding- machines.-Relates to split-drum winding-machines. The two parts of each drum are carried by a loose sleeve on the shaft 14, and all the sleeves are driven by frictional contact with the shaft, so that any drum may be stopped by the hand or by a mechanical brake. The friction between each sleeve and the shaft is regulated by means of a pair of wooden blocks 17, 18, which are let into slots in the sleeve and pressed towards the shaft by screws projecting inwards from a crescent-shaped gland piece 24. The guide-plate 32 may be adjustably fixed in position, or it may be carried by pivoted levers 31 the position of which is regulated by a screw and spiral spring arrangement 33, 34. The levers 31 may be provided with a handle 35, by depressing which the guide-piece may be caused to press against the drum to stop it for piecing up &c. When detector mechanism is employed, the lever 31 is connected by the projection 44 and link 43 with the weighted starting-lever 37, which is provided with two catches 38, 45. When the machine is working properly, the catch 38 engages with the catch 39 on the detector box. Should an end break, the corresponding detector falls, the catches 38, 39 are disengaged, the lever 37 falls, and the bobbin is raised by the guide-plate 32 clear of the drum. For piecing up, the lever 37 is raised to its full height, whereby the bobbin is lowered, and the drum is stopped by the friction thereon of the guide-plate 32. The catch 38 is so shaped that it will move the fallen detector out of the path of the cam when the lever 37 falls ; and the object of the catch 45 is to hold the detector box clear of the cam when piecing-up. When ready for starting, the handle 37 is slightly lowered so as to cause the catches 38, 39 to engage with one another, and the guide-plate 32 to occupy a position in which it is clear of both the bobbin and the drum.
Patent GB-189809435-A (GB)
Title: A Process for Preparing Diazotisable and Non-diazotisable Compounds by Means of Primary Aromatic Monamines and Aromatic Diamines, and the Manufacture of Colouring Matters derived therefrom.
Inventor: HOMME MAURICE PRUD
Filed: 1898-04-23
Granted: 1899-03-11
Abstract: 9435. Prud'homme, M. April 23. Amines. - (1) Aromatic primary monamines, such as aniline and alpha-naphthylamine, are converted into new compounds, which are soluble in alkalies and not diazotizable, but capable of combining with diazo compounds, by heating their hydrochlorides in water to 70‹ or 75‹ C. and then adding formaldehyde and sodium bisulphite. After cooling, the product is filtered off and washed. (2) Aromatic primary diamines, such as m- or p-phenylenediamine, benzidine, tolidine, azoxyaniline, azoxytoluidine, dianisidine, ethoxy- or methoxy-benzidine, or the like, when similarly treated, yield products which are soluble in alkalies and are diazotizable to half the extent of the parent compound. These compounds appear to be sulphonated or sulphinated. Dyes, artificial, which are very soluble in water and difficult to precipitate by common salt, and are capable of dyeing wool in an acid bath and cotton in a neutral or alkaline bath, are produced by diazotizing the above-described derivatives of aromatic diamines and combining these diazo compounds with phenols, naphthols, amidophenols, amidonaphthols, primary, secondary, or tertiary aromatic amines, or sulphonic or carboxylic acids thereof, or with the above-described derivatives of aromatic primary monamines or diamines. Examples are given in which violet, orange, blue, yellowish garnet, black, greenish yellow, poppyred, &c. shades are obtained by the use of R-salt, Piria's naphthionic acid, Schaeffer's salt, G-salt, amidonaphthol-G, H-salt, chromotrope acid, salicylic acid, &c.
Patent GB-189812522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drill Shaping and Sharpening Machines.
Inventor: MARKS GEORGE CROYDON
Filed: 1898-06-03
Granted: 1899-06-02
Abstract: 12,522. Marks, G. C., [Smith, A.]. June 3. Rolling.-A machine for shaping and sharpening drills, either flat or star-shaped as used in mining, has a pair of rolls B, B', Fig. 3, mounted in a suitable housing, and driven by worm and spur gearing. The rolls have dies I let into longitudinal dovetailed slots in the rolls and held laterally by packing-pieces. Tapering recesses H in the rolls lead to the dies. The rolls revolve in the direction of the arrows, and, as the recesses open out sufficiently, the drill J is passed through to butt against a spring stop L. The dies then point and cut off the drill, superfluous metal being squeezed into the ends of the recesses. To enable the angular positions of the dies to be relatively adjusted, one roller pinion P, Fig. 9, has lugs p with set-screws p' engaging a bar N passing through the roil, allowing the accurate angular adjustment of roll and pinion. The rolls may have any convenient number of pairs of dies. An emery disc may be mounted on the driving-shaft for finishing the drills. For making star drills, four rolls S, S', T, T<1>, Fig. 16, are eccentrically mounted on axes, suitably connected and driven. When the rolls are in the outer position shown, the drill blank may be inserted between them, the rolls then approaching one another till they roll in contact, thus shaping and nipping off the star drill.
Patent GB-189813315-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Printing and Development of Photographic Film.
Inventor: HEPWORTH CECIL MILTON
Filed: 1898-06-14
Granted: 1899-05-20
Abstract: 13,315. Hepworth, C. M., and Urban, C. June 14. Kinematographic apparatus ; printing developing; washing ; drying.-Relates to an automatic apparatus for printing, developing, &c. from the ribbon negatives obtained in kinematographs. The sensitized ribbon A is drawn from the bobbin A', passed through a perforating-apparatus C, and then through tension devices into the printing-chamber H, which is fitted with electric lamps. The negative ribbon J is drawn from the bobbin J', and is combined with the ribbon A so that they enter the printing-frame together. After printing, the negative ribbon J is wound on a bobbin J<0>, and the sensitized ribbon A passes over a roller M<4> into the developing-bath M. Rising out of the developing-bath over another roller M<4>, the ribbon descends into the washing-bath 0, through which it returns to enter a fixing-bath, and so on with other necessary baths. On leaving the last bath, it may pass in loops through a drying-chamber (not shown) on to the store spool N. A balanced lever P, over which the ribbon passes, closes an electric bell circuit if the ribbon gets entangled. The feed-rollers for the ribbon are driven by worm and spur gearing, which can be readily disengaged in case of accident. The time of the ribbon in each bath can be regulated.
Patent GB-189813643-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means and Appliances connected with Ensuring the Mechanical "Side Lay" of Sheets on Printing Machines.
Inventor: VICKERY FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-06-18
Granted: 1899-06-17
Abstract: 13,643. Vickery, F. W. June 18. Feeding sheets.-Relates to means for adjusting or pushing sheets sideways as they are fed to a printing-machine, and is applicable chiefly to mechanical feeding apparatus. The Figure shows a plan view, in which A is the cylinder and F the reciprocating bed of a printing- machine. The sheets C are fed to the tapes K from the board B by a flap D on a roller E in the manner described in Specification No. 2338, A.D. 1898. The sheets are pushed sideways by a board or pusher W carried by strips P, P, T sliding in the board V and operated by means of a roller U and cam projection Q on the bed F. The sheets are pushed against an adjustable guide N or otherwise. Springs Y move the pusher W in one direction. M are the front stops to which the sheet is fed.
Patent GB-189816520-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Digging Ploughs.
Inventor: COTTEREAU LOUIS
Filed: 1898-07-29
Granted: 1899-06-02
Abstract: 16,520. Cottereau, L., Mansiot, A. H., Cottereau, H. J., and Rabiet, J. July 29. Ploughs ; cultivators.-Relates to a plough or cultivator which may be worked by a man and especially adapted for the cultivation of vines. The wheel A is mounted upon ball bearings, and the axle thereof is connected to a fork I<1> fixed to a stem piece B which carries at the end padded blades K against which the shoulders of the operator are placed. The curved tubes T, which are provided with handles T', are secured to a coupling E<1> on the stem C, which stem terminates in a fork I. Each of the members of the fork I is attached to the wheel axle through a quadrant D carrying a piece J with semicircular recesses and a piece X with similar recesses which is attached to the piece J by screws &c. x. The recesses in the parts J and X form holes whereby the axle can be connected to the fork, so as to regulate the height of the stem C which carries the operating-tools. The coupling E has a piece dividing into two branches B<1> upon which are bolted blades d. Another piece A<1>, having a triangular blade c, is connected to another coupling. Stays I<11> strengthen the blade holders. The cultivator tools and the pieces A', B' shown in Fig. 1 may be replaced by the operating-tools of an ordinary plough. A standard M' terminating in a fork supports the stem piece B.
Patent GB-189818547-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Oil Cake and Feed Cake Presses or the like.
Inventor: ENOCH JOHN
Filed: 1898-08-30
Granted: 1899-08-26
Abstract: 18,547. Enoch, J., and Hawke, H. A. Aug. 30. Moulding food for animals.-Relates to apparatus for expressing the oil from seeds and forming oilcakes. Fig. 2 shows the apparatus in plan. The seed from the kettle is placed in a receptacle A arranged at the back of the oil press B. One side of the receptacle A is slotted-to allow of the passage of a number of knives or division plates E attached to an L-shaped frame K, K<1> reciprocated by a screw shaft J operated from the hand-wheel H by worm gearing. The side K<1> of the frame is formed with a number of holes through which the seeds divided by the plates E into suitable quantities to form a cake are forced into the press by a series of plungers N connected to a frame 0 operated by the hydraulic cylinders P, P. The seeds are forced between plates arranged within the press to form moulds. The fronts of the moulds are closed by a plate B<2> sliding in guides B'. The sides of the moulds are formed either of hinged plates or of wire gauze which will allow the oil expressed to escape. The sides are connected to the plates so as to rise and fall with them, but so that they may be moved away from the plates to allow the cakes to be removed from the front of the press. Two or more presses may be coupled together. The Specification describes a modified form of gearing for operating the frame K and plungers N.
Patent GB-189902720-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Vice Adjusting Mechanism of Linotype Machines.
Inventor: LOCK WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1899-02-07
Granted: 1900-01-06
Abstract: 2720. Lock, W. H., [Mergenthaler Linotype Co.]. Feb. 7. Linotype machines.-Relates to the vice-adjusting mechanism of linotype machines, more especially of the Mergenthaler machine (Specification No. 14,582, A.D. 1890). It is necessary, in order to adapt the vice for clamping lines of various lengths, that the movable jaw should be provided with an adjustment of considerable range independent of the movement it receives from the vice screw in the act of clamping the matrices. For this purpose, the movable jaw p<1> is connected to a notched or toothed rod 1 free to slide in a hole in the backing-up block p<65>, through which the vice screw p<3> passes. The rod 1 can be fixed at any desired point in the block p<65> by means of the pin 5, which is provided with teeth 6 engaging with the teeth 4 of the rod 1 as shown in Fig. 2. The teeth 4 constitute a scale of printers' units. Reference is made to Specifications No. 8228, A.D. 1898, and No. 617, A.D. 1899.