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Patent GB-190125578-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery applicable for Forming Stamped or Compressed Charges of Fuel for Coke Ovens, and for similar Operations
Inventor: DARBY JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1901-12-14
Granted: 1902-10-30
Abstract: 25,578. Darby, J. H., and Stevens, A. J. Dec. 14. Moulding fuel &c.-Apparatus for stamping or compressing charges of fuel for coke ovens, and applicable for evenly distributing and stamping other material in a box, trough, &c., is shown in sectional end elevation in Fig. 2. A scraper or other conveyer, supplied from an elevator &c., works on fixed centres a above and along the length of the box B to be filled. This box is preferably of the form described in Specification No. 19,899, A.D. 1901. A trough C is mounted under the conveyer on wheels c, and is traversed by a rack D and pinion d to allow the fuel to tall over a continuous apron, or down a shoot E, into the box B. The stamping-machine may be such as that described in Specification No. 23,922, A.D. 1901, in which the stamp H is guided vertically by rollers, and alternately lifted and dropped by gripping-rollers h, and the machine is given an intermittent travel in either direction by means of a lever n, which is rocked from the shaft j of one of the rollers, and carries pawls engaging a fixed rack P. The stamping-machine is preferably driven by means of a bevel-wheel R on the shaftj, and a bevel-wheel V, sliding on a shaft, serves also to drive the elevator &c., conveyer, and trough.
Patent GB-190205102-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Man-holes and their Covers.
Filed: 1902-02-28
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 5102. Callender's Cable and Construction Co., and Ward, J. C. A. Feb. 28. Manhole doors and frames; road service bnxes.- A street pavement manhole for use as an electric junction box or other purposes has a seat a with an upwardly-inclined internal flange a<1>, to receive the downwardly-inclined edge b<1> of the cover b. This cover is dished, to receive plastic composition or cement retained in place by studs d. Transverse depressions b<2> are provided, and the flange a<1> may have ventilation slots.
Patent GB-190206677-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ships' Derricks.
Inventor: HANSEN HANS
Filed: 1902-03-19
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 6677. Hansen, H. March 19. Derricks.-Consists of means for slewing ships' derricks or cranes by the steam winch. A drum F, driven from the winch shaft B by means of bevel clutch gear H, J, G, has wound on it a rope, the two ends of which are reeved through blocks on the ends of a cross-spar on the derrick mast, and then secured near the end of the derrick boom. The derrick can thus be slewed by rotating the drum F in the required direction. Alternatively, the ends of the rope may be reeved through blocks on the gunwales or other suitable positions, the cross-spar being dispensed with ; or two ropes may be used, wound on separate drums. In another modification, the drum is formed on the bevelwheel H, and a toothed wheel T is provided, instead of a brake, to hold the derrick in position. A chain-wheel may be substituted for the drum.
Patent GB-190207456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fixing Cranks to Spindles, applicable to Cycles, Motors and the like.
Inventor: BROMHEAD HENRY FFRENCH
Filed: 1902-03-27
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 7456. Bromhead, H. F., and Dolman, F. March 27. Cranks, fixing. The tapered end c of the crank axle a is inserted in a tapered hole in the crank b, one or more keys f, inserted from the inner side of the crank, engaging in grooves formed in both surfaces. The crank is held in position by a countersunk nut e screwed on the end d of the axle. In motor cycles, one or more additional keys are inserted from the outer side of the crank.
Patent GB-190210897-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Spinning or Twisting Machines
Inventor: MARSHALL JOHN
Filed: 1902-05-12
Granted: 1902-08-28
Abstract: 10,897. Marshall, J., Atherton, A. T., Atherton, C. T., and Orcutt, W. G. May 12. Spindle a p p a - ratus.-The rotating ring 2, carrying the thread-guide 9, is supported by four antifriction rollers 3, which run freely on pins 3<a> carried by adjustable plates 3<b> in such a manner that parts of the pins and rollers are immersed in lubricant contained in the hollow rail. The inner wall 4 of the chamber formed in the rail projects upwards into the ring, as shown, to a height above that of the plates 3<b>. The rail is provided with cover-plates 5. The peripheries of the antifriction rollers and of the corresponding portion of the ring may be of various forms ; in the arrangement shown in the Figures, the rollers are grooved and engage with a rib 2<b> on the ring, in which case the rollers support the ring both laterally and vertically, aqd also prevent it from rising.
Patent GB-190212905-A (GB)
Title: Sewing-machine Rufflers and other Attachments
Inventor: MACDONALD JOHN KING
Filed: 1902-06-06
Granted: 1902-08-28
Abstract: 12,905. Macdonald, J. K., [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. June 6. Sewing - machine folding - attachments ; attachments, actuating; trimming or cutting. - Consists of means by which a ruffling-attachment of a highspeed machine can be quickly thrown into or out of action, and is applicable to other moving attachments, such as trimmers. Fig. 1 shows a front view, and Fig. 2 an end view. The angle lever m r, carrying the ruffling-blade n, is pivoted on a pin k mounted in a bracket g. An arm u, pivoted on the pin k, is connected with the arm r by means of a torsion spring v, and an arm w, also pivoted on the pin k and adjustably connected with the arm m by a screw x, is engaged by the stud f on the needle-bar when the attachment is in operation. The spring v normally holds the arm u in its raised position, and is then so relaxed that the arm w remains out of the range of the stud f. To throw the attachment into action, the arm u is depressed, and the spring v thus compressed sufficiently to keep the arm w in the range of the stud f, which therefore oscillates the lever m rand the blade n.
Patent GB-190212921-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Toy Guns or Pistols
Inventor: JOHNSON JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1902-06-06
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 12,921. Johnson, J. H. June 6. Toy guns and pistols are constructed to throw a projectile without the use of springs &c. Two pieces A, B, of the form shown, are pivoted together at E. A projectile F is placed between the jaws, and is forcibly expelled by a kind of wedge action when the handles are pulled together. A spring may be used to close the jaws so as to keep the projectile in position before the handles are operated.
Patent GB-190217774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Hermetically Sealing Up of Earthenware Glass or the like Jars and other Kindred Vessels for the Preservation of Alimentary and other Substances.
Inventor: HARLEY THOMAS EVANS
Filed: 1902-08-13
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 17,774. Harley, T. E. Aug. 13. Stoppers; capsuling and sealing jars &c.-Relates to methods of hermetically sealing up earthenware, glass, or like jars or vessels for preserving food and other substances. In one arrangement, Fig. 2, a screw-threaded metal band or collar b is secured by cement or luting material over screw threads formed at the mouth of the vessel, and a tin lid d, provided with a central pin hole g, is finally soldered on the collar. An inner lid e of earthenware, glass, cork, wood, or other material is placed under the metal lid in a recess in the vessel to be flush with the top, or placed on the top of the vessel, the lid being provided with a small hole f for the escape of vapour before finally closing the vessel. When the vessel is grooved, but not screw-threaded, the metal band is closed round the top of the vessel and soldered ; the band may be wired on for additional security. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 9, a narrow groove is formed near the mouth of the vessel to receive the lower edge of a strip b of tin, which is soldered round the mouth of the vessel. In each case, cement is worked in between the loosely-fitting collar b and the vessel. These arrangements may be modified by forming projecting ribs on the vessel, instead of grooves. India-rubber rings may be used to replace the cement for jointing, as shown in Fig. 7, the rings being placed in grooves in the vessel and the collar being wired on the vessel. Or, a collar of india-rubber may be used instead of separate rings. In a further arrangement, shown in Fig. 12, the metal collar or hoop b is secured by cement in a vertical groove made in the thickened upper portion of the vessel. In these arrangements, the metal collar or band does not form an integral part of the vessel as it comes from the maker, but is subsequently attached ; ordinary jars having external thread may be fitted as described with a metal band or collar.
Patent GB-190224376-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Engine and Analogous Air Pumps.
Inventor: HERRIOT JOHN SCOTT
Filed: 1902-11-07
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 24,376. Herriot, J. S. Nov. 7. Bucket pumps.-Relates to bucket pumps in which ports in a flange on the bucket move over similar ports in the cylinder wall. Fig. 2 shows one form of pump. The bucket has a flange a, in which there are two sets of ports band i, respectively. The ports i register with ports in the cylinder wall e, and through them the air or vapour enters the cylinder. The water enters through the ports b, when they are below the cylinder wall as shown. The ports b and i break joint. In one modification, the ports i and the corresponding ports in the cylinder wall are dispensed with. In all cases, the cylinder cover is shaped as shown to receive the flange on the bucket. The pump may be arranged to deliver downwards, or may be made doubleacting to deliver both up and down, the suction branch or ports being in the middle of the length of the cylinder.
Patent GB-190226544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fastenings.
Inventor: WALTER WILHELM
Filed: 1902-12-02
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 26,544. Walter, W., and K³nstner, W. Dec. 2. Stud-and-socket fastenings.-R elates to the sockets of stud fasteners for leather straps, gloves, and the like. Wire springs 8, 9, preferably with a connection 10, are forced into a recess in a flange 3 of a tubular head, and retained by a cover plate, not shown. The recess is provided with enlargements 15, 16 into which the arms 8, 9 can yield, the distance between the arms being less than the diameter of the corresponding stud. The tubular head of the socket member may be a tubular attachment rivet, or, when the member is attached by sewing, a dished piece, the stitching-holes being in the flange and cover plate.
Patent GB-190227560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: STUBBS JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-12-15
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 27,560. Stubbs, J. W. Dec. 15. Annular-chamber type of gas engines applicable as steam engines. The ring - shaped working- chamber 5 contains a piston vane 2 secured by a pin 3 or similar device to a shaft 4. The sliding abutment 7 is actuated by a fluid-pressure actuated piston 11, which is controlled by a slide valve 13 operated by a cam 14 driven from the main shaft. The rocking admission valve 20 is operated by a cam on the countershaft, and a suitable igniting- device is employed. The exhaust gases pass into a pump cylinder and drive the pump piston 28 forwards, so sending the charge of air or mixed air and gas into the reservoir 25. The pump piston is returned by a spring 32, but an engine having two working- chambers may have two pump pistons on one rod, working alternately and without springs. The engine may have a duplicate admission valve 20<a> for reversing.
Patent GB-190228611-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Turning Over the Leaves of Music
Inventor: WRIGHT THOMAS
Filed: 1902-12-27
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 28,611. Wright, T. Dec. 27. Leaf-turners.-Relates to a device, shown in plan in Fig. 1, for turning the leaves of music, which is screwed to the bottom of the music rack in place of the bottom board, or is attached by hooks p. To the wooden strip a are fixed two semicircular lips b, i, to the upper of which, b, is fixed a pin c, which carries loosely four discs d supported by a square nut h shown in the underside plan. Fig. 3. To the discs are fixed wires e having platesj, Fig. 2, carrying clasps l, m, between which the leaf is held, and keys k at their ends. Coil springs / are attached to the inner ends of the wires, and lie in grooves in the discs, their other ends being attached to pins g. The wires e are held by hooks against the action of the springs, on the right-hand side of the apparatus. On depressing the keys k, the wires escape from the hooks and are drawn over in the groove o by the springs.
Patent GB-190306037-A (GB)
Title: A Stable-bail Suspender.
Inventor: MALET HAROLD
Filed: 1903-03-16
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 6037. Malet, H. March 16. Stable fittings.- A stable bail is suspended by U- shaped spring clips B formed with gripping-jaws A of curved ogee shape. In the event of the animal kicking over the bail, the jaws are forced apart, and the bail is released.
Patent GB-190310929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Distillation and Rectification of Alcohols and the like and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: GUILLAUME EMILE
Filed: 1903-05-13
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 10,929. Guillaume, E. June 7, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Distilling spirits.-Relates to a process and apparatus for distilling and rectifying alcohols and the like. The rectifying-column A is heated by steam or by crude alcoholic vapours led from the still to the condenser 2, which is connected by the pipe 3 with the purifier B. The purified phlegms pass through the pipe 4 to the reservoir C, from which the overflow passes through the pipe 6 to the top of the column D, whence the alcoholic vapour is led by a pipe 8, placed close beneath the roof 21, to the concentrating-column E, where the tail products may be eliminated through the pipe 10. The alcohol concentrated in the column E may be fed through the pipes 15 or 23 to the rectifying-column A, which is connected, by the pipe 16, with the final purifying-column F, and by the overflow pipe 19 with the reservoir C. The vapour, arising from the partial distillation in the column F, passes through the pipe 37 to the vessel H for concentrating the head products, which afterwards pass to the purifier B. Purified alcohol from the column F, passes through the pipe 26 to the refrigerator R. Heating of the columns F, B is regulated by taps 28, 38. The alcohols of medium strengths, extracted from the column A, re-enter the purifying-column B through the pipe 25, and similar products from the parts F, H, E re-enter through the pipes 24, 10. The water-supply pipe 29 prevents the alcoholic degree from rising in the part of the column B between the pipes 3, 29. Concentrated tail products pass through the pipe 31 to the testing-appliance 33. Ordinary head products are extracted by the pipe 32. Regulators are controlled in any known way by means of the variations of temperature corresponding to the alcoholic richness in the columns ; for example, suitable vessels may be employed, containing liquids which expand, or which vaporize at the temperatures in question.
Patent GB-190316605-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Pumping and Controlling the Passage of Liquids or Semi Liquids and more especially of Solutions of Cellulose in the Manufacture of Filaments.
Inventor: STEARN CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1903-07-28
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 16,605. Stearn, C. H., and Topham, C. F. July 28. Piston pumps.-Relates to a pump which is specially applicable for pumping and controlling the flow of solutions of cellulose &c. in the manufacture of filaments, in which the solution is maintained at a pressure sufficiently great to prevent the admission of air to the pump. The plunger 2 works tightly in the cylinder bored in the body 1 of the pump, and is actuated through a connecting-rod 4 by a crank-pin on a shaft 5 carrying a spur driving-wheel 6. The conical inlet and outlet openings 7 are arranged on opposite sides of the casing 1, so that the latter can be swung about the openings 7 as on pivots for the purpose of moving the wheel 6 into or out of gear with its driving-wheel. The solution of cellulose is admitted to the inlet valve 8 under pressure, which, however, is less than the pressure with which the delivery valve 9 is forced upon its seat. Both valves consist of steel balls which are pressed by springs &c. against ground seats. In order that the delivery of the solution shall be uniform, an air vessel 20 is attached to one side of the passage from the delivery valve. Screwed plugs 12, 13, 16, 17 are provided, as shown, for holding the valves to their seats and closing the pump chamber, and another opening to facilitate cleaning &c. The point of another screwed plug 18 engages with a groove 19 in the shaft 5 and holds it in place. The construction is such that the whole may be readily taken to pieces and cleaned &e.
Patent GB-190319064-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Operating Tranway-points
Inventor: BUCKESFELD OTTO
Filed: 1903-09-04
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 19,064. Buckesfeld, O. Sept 4. Points and switches.-Relates to a method of operating tramway points from a vehicle approaching the points. In Fig. 1, the motorman has actuated the levers b, c, so that the end of the lever c, which is in the form of a loop, pulls the lever i over into the position shown in Fig. 2. The lever i is then liberated and the counterweight m restores it to its initial position. During its motion, the lever i drives the ratchet and bevel wheels o, n with it, thus turning the wheel p and disc r through a half revolution. An eccentric-pin s in the disc r thus moves the points to one side or the other during each half-revolution, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Fig. 6 shows a slight modification, in which the front wheel of the vehicle acting on a lever 7 lifts the lever i above the roadway so that the looped lever c can catch it. The lower end of the lever i is made as shown at 3, so that when the point has been moved as desired it becomes locked by this projection fitting into one of the two slots 1, 2 in the wheel p.
Patent GB-190319441-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tool Holder for Turning-lathes and other Machine Tools.
Inventor: MARGOWSKI MAX
Filed: 1903-09-09
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 19,441. Margowski, M., and Hunter, D. Sept. 9. Tool-holders.-A straight bar a, Figs. 1 and 3, held in a tool-rest in the ordinary manner, is provided with a groove b in which the tool is fixed by set-screws d, passing through the upper wall e of the groove, preferably thickened as shown. The side of the tool-holder opposite to the groove b may be bevelled off towards the front.
Patent GB-190324736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Governors.
Inventor: LOMBARD NATHANIEL
Filed: 1903-11-13
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 24,736. Lombard, N. Nov. 13. Centrifugal governors.-The weights 22 of a centrifugal governor rest on balls 28 on a disc 21 which is also mounted on balls 23 and driven by springs 35 from the rotating support 15. The weights expand against the pull of springs 32, and, by means of adjustable racks 43, rotate a threaded sleeve relatively to a screw 39 fixed to the casing 40. This rotary movement of the sleeve produces a longitudinal movement of the rod 36 to which it is attached and which carries a thread working in a nut on the throttle-valve rod 48 or its equivalent. The flexible connection 35 between the parts 15, 21 allows the former to anticipate the more iuert weights in the relative movement of the screw 39 and sleeve, and thus increase the sensitiveness of the governor. To prevent hunting caused by the re-adjustment of the rod 48 by the weights as they return to their nornal position, a pinion 55 is turned through a spring connection 56 by a fluid pressure relay controlled by the rod 48 as described in Specification No. 24,735, A.D. 1903, and acting on a rack 58 moves a roller 60 from the centre of a continuously-rotating disc 61. At the same time, it turns the nut through a rack and pinion thereby altering the length of the rod 36, 48 in the opposite sense to which it had been previously moved by the governor. The disc 61 rotates the roller and its screw 59 thereby causing the roller to return to the centre of the disc and to return the nut to its original position while the governor weights resume theirs.
Patent GB-190328615-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and appertaining to Advertising Devices for Shop Windows, and the like,
Inventor: HUNT FREDERICK PEART
Filed: 1903-12-30
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 28,615. Hunt, F. P. Dec. 30. Displaying.-A device for displaying goods in shop windows, show cases, &c. comprises a series of preferably horizontal shelves A suspended by links B from pins C secured to chains D mounted on sprocketwheels E which are supported in a suitable frame G and are rotated by suitable means. The frame is suitably draped and a mirror F is placed between the front ascending row of shelves and the rear descending row, so that only the front set are visible. The apparatus is preferably illuminated at night. According to the Provisional Specification, the shelves may travel sideways.
Patent GB-190403949-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Paint Brushes and Shaving Brushes
Inventor: BROOKES HARRY
Filed: 1904-02-17
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 3949. Brookes, H. Feb. 17. Paint and shaving brushes; bristles.-To alter the effective length of the bristles of a paint, shaving, or like brush, an adjustable ferrule C is adapted to take the place of the usual string. The ferrule may be, as shown in Fig. 1, split and secured by a band F, or it may be threaded internally, as in Fig. 3, so as to screw on to an other ferrule L fixed to the handle.
Patent GB-190411028-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Appliances for Carrying off Dust and Bad Air from Carding and other Machinery.
Inventor: KINNEAR JOHN ANDERSON
Filed: 1904-05-13
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 11,028. Kinnear, J. A., and Acheson, W. May 13. Carding - engines ; drawing -frames; spreading- machines.-Dust is carried off from carding, spreading, drawing, &c. machinery by means of a fan D revolving in a horizontal cylindrical casing A to which ducts H of gradually - increasing width towards their lower ends are hinged. In some cases, the fan revolves about a vertical axis in the top of a bell-mouthed casing to which the ducts are hinged, the casing being formed with a reentrant part to provide for the driving pulley and belt. The ducts are adjusted in position over the rollers of the machine, or raised clear during cleaning, by cords K, and are provided with swivelling shutters J, sliding doors, rotating grids, or the like, to regulate the draught. The dust is delivered from the casing A through a dust into the atmosphere, or into a receptacle where water may be employed to deposit it.