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Patent GB-190015815-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Railway Carriage and other similar Sash Windows.
Inventor: HILL EDWARD JACOB
Filed: 1900-09-05
Granted: 1901-08-17
Abstract: 15,815. Hill, E. J. Sept. 5. Windows.-Relates to railway -carriage and other similar sash windows. The strap f, attached to the bottom rail g, passes through a slot j in a flap i extending across the window, hinged to the garnishrail a, and serving to exclude draughts, preventing the sash from rattling, and preventing articles from being dropped down the well. When the window is raised and the strap f released slowly, the flap i presses the bottom rail g over the fence rail b. If the strap is released suddenly, the window falls into the well. The angular movement of the flap is limited by lugs engaging the window runs and notches at the sides. In a modification, the strap passes over a roller and a plate carried by the flap. A narrow lever or hinged frame may be used instead of a flap extending the whole width of the window.
Patent GB-190018786-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Making Sheets or Continuous Lengths of Paper, Paper-board, or like Material from Pulp.
Inventor: WELDON LEONARD
Filed: 1900-10-20
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 18,786. Lake, H. H., [Weldon, L.]. Oct. 20. Paper machines; papier mÔchÚ.-The object is to provide a machine in which sheets of pulp board &c. may be formed of any desired width and thickness and of a density to enable waste material such as pieces of tobacco stalks &c. to be uniformly incorporated in the sheets. The material may be used for making various articles in common use, such as bags, boxes, the soles and heels of boots and shoes, &c. The pulp is fed into a hopper, two sides of which are formed of " making wires " b, c, and the other two of adjustable side plates, which may be moved towards and from one another between the making-wires. The wires are passed over adjustable guide-rollers in the manner shown, one of them being further provided with supporting-rollers b<6>, and the other passing through a cleansing-tank i. f is a felt apron, and h, g are press rolls which act in conjunction with the rollers b<3> and f<1> for pressing surplus moisture from the material, which then passes to the drying-cylinders &c. as desired.
Patent GB-190100281-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction of Sheet Metal Spoke Blanks for Pulleys.
Inventor: BUDD EDWARD GOWEN
Filed: 1901-01-04
Granted: 1901-06-15
Abstract: 281. Budd, E. G. Jan. 4. Making pulleys.-In the manufacture of spoke blanks for sheet-metal pulleys, the blank, Fig. 1, is rolled with thickened parts C surrounding the rounded ends of slits which divide the spokes b. In the subsequent treatment in dies to produce the finished spoke blank shown in Fig. 4, the excess of metal at C is upset or driven towards the hub A so that the blank is practically of uniform thickness instead of thinner at the bend. The spokes are also united at the roots by a web C<1>. The projections C may be continuous, and may extend on both sides, and the blank may be rolled taper to produce spokes with thicker roots.
Patent GB-190100471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Motors.
Filed: 1901-01-08
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 471. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Priest, E. D.]. Jan. 8. Motors; armatures; casings; field magnets; frames ; lubricating. - Relates to motors intended more particularly for railway and tramway vehicles. Fig. 1 shows the motor in longitudinal section. The motor is of the ironclad type, the field magnets being divided into two parts A, A<1> in a horizontal plane passing through the axis of the armature. The energizing-coils B, B' are placed above and below the armature, which may be constructed, as shown, of a laminated iron body K slotted to receive the conductors J. The armature is mounted on a sleeve G, into the ends of which are fitted bushes D which turn on a stationary shaft C. Lubrication is effected through the oil tube M, longitudinal bore M', and lateral openings N. The shaft C is held in brackets H, H<1>, which form part of the lower field-magnet frame A'. The sleeve G bears at one end the commutator E, and at the other a pinion U gearing with a gear-wheel on the car axle. A casing L, bolted to the magnet frame, encloses these gears. The armature and gears being entirely enclosed, the bearings are practically dust-proof ; access to the commutator can, however, be obtained through the hinged cover F and sliding-cover I. To prevent the oil from working into the armature winding and commutator, oil-throwers 0, Figs. 1 and 3, are provided, which throw the oil outside the motor frame or into a suitable receptacle. A packing-ring 0<3> is interposed between the oilthrower and the bush D. Fig. 4 shows in sectional elevation the rear portion of the magnet frame and the bearing for the axle shaft P, the motor being supported at its rear end by the axle shaft, and at the forward end by links or hangers. Lugs S<2> extend rearwardly from the lower half A<1> of the field magnet, and to these are bolted bearing-caps S, suitable linings S<1> being fitted between the caps and the shaft. Lubrication is effected by means of oil boxes T containing saturated cotton waste Q, which is pressed against the lower part of the shaft P by springs R.
Patent GB-190110284-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam Engines and the like
Inventor: CLARKSON THOMAS
Filed: 1901-05-17
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 10,284. Clarkson, T. May 17. Plunger pumps; actuating pumps.-Relates to enclosed engines especially suitable for motor vehicles. One form of the engine is shown in vertical section in Fig. 1. Three plunger pumps are worked from the main shaft through reducing gear ; one of these is the boiler feed-pump, another the pump for forcing water of condensation into the feed tank, and the third is for supplying liquid fuel to the furnace burner. The reducing gear E<6>, J<1> is shown in Fig. 1, and also in Fig. 5, which shows a section at right-angles to Fig. 1. The wheel J<1> by means of an ecccentric and block J<3> works a yoke K, to which the three pump plungers L, M, N are attached. These are all of similar construction, each barrel with its attached ballvalve chambers being fitted into brackets as shown and secured by nuts L<6> screwed on the exterior of the barrel.
Patent GB-190112657-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Chairs, Bedsteads and other Furniture.
Inventor: GRUNDY ROBERT
Filed: 1901-06-21
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 12,657. Grundy, R. June 21. Chairs; bedsteads &c.-Relates to strengthening- brackets for the joints of chairs, wooden bedsteads, &c., A.stamped metal plate, of the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, with or without a projecting wing, Figs. 4 and 5, is secured to the frame, chair back, or legs &c. as shown in Fig. 8.
Patent GB-190120881-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Harness Buckles.
Inventor: GREEN WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-10-18
Granted: 1902-08-21
Abstract: 20 881. Green, W., and Green, A. J. Oct. 18. Buckles.-A harness buckle is shown in side view in Fig. 1, and comprises two hinged members a, b, one provided with a set-screw k, and the other with a corresponding threaded stud f. The screw k has a head l, a reduced part o operating in a slot in the lip h of the part a, and a shoulder with a loose ring working in a recess on the underside of the lip.
Patent GB-190124619-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Developing Photographic Pictures
Inventor: NEWTON HENRY EDWARD
Filed: 1901-12-03
Granted: 1902-05-08
Abstract: 24,619. Newton, H. E., [Farbenfabriken vorm. F. Bayer & Co.]. Dec. 3. Developing; fixing.-Relates to the use of ketonebisulphites in developing and fixing baths to prevent oxidation. An example of a developing-bath is the following :-1 part of pyrogallol, 1 part of acetone-bisulphite, 6 parts of potassium carbonate, and 100 parts of water.
Patent GB-190201488-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Hoists and the like.
Inventor: WADSWORTH ALFRED
Filed: 1902-01-20
Granted: 1902-04-03
Abstract: 1488. Wadsworth, A. Jan. 20. Hoists; cranes. - The lifting-rope pulley or pulleys a are mounted in brackets b, pivoted by pins d to the arms c of the carriage or frame, thus allowing a side swing movement of the pulleys c when picking up or setting down to one side of the crane or hoist.
Patent GB-190204909-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for the Manufacture of Vanillin and other Analogous Bodies
Inventor: FROGER-DELAPIERRE EDOUARD LOUI
Filed: 1902-02-26
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 4909. Delapierre, E. L. Froger-. Feb. 26. Vanillin. - Consists in the manufacture of vanillin and analogous bodies by the oxidation of iso - eugenol, acetylen - genol, safrol, isosafrol, essence of cloves, and other phenols containing the allyl radicle, CH2# CH.CH2 or CH2CH #CH, by means of air which has been more or less saturated with the vapour of a torpene, sesquiterpene, or the like. For this purpose air, freed from carbonic acid, is passed through essence of turpentine heated to 30‹-35‹ C., into an apparatus furnished with baffles and heated to 80‹-90‹ C., and thence over a layer of iso-eugenol, for example, at about 100‹ C. It is preferred to employ a vertical plate of ground glass which is constantly sprayed with iso-eugenol.
Patent GB-190206385-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ore Roasters.
Inventor: ROBERTS FRANK CALVIN
Filed: 1902-03-15
Granted: 1902-07-10
Abstract: 6385. Roberts, F. C. March 15. Metallurgical furnaces or kilns.-Relates to gasheated ore-roasting furnaces comprising roasting- chambers, bins or shoots for supplying ore to the chambers, shoots for delivering the roasted ore, and tracks for charging and discharging trucks to run on. The furnace, Fig. 1, is supported on a steel framework, and is heated by gas supplied from the mains 24 to the flat nozzles 26 of the combustion chambers 19. Air is supplied through the ports 27. The gases pass from the chambers 19 through the roasting-chambers 18 to the waste products chambers 17. The gas supply is controlled by the valves 25', and the draught by the dampers 34 and by a fan in the stack flue 33. Cars on the tracks 4, 5 deliver ore to the bins 6, 7 and to the chambers 18. There may be a single or a double set of chambers or structures, or the chambers may be in two stories, as shown in Fig. 2. In this arrangement the supports 36 are of masonry, and are separated by a space occupied by transfer cars 44. The shoots 23 are provided with pivoted doors 39, which are closed by weights 40 unless kept open by the catches 42. The upper track for the charging-cars 48 is supported on steel framework, and the shoots 47 deliver to the roasting-chambers 18.
Patent GB-190208019-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Automatically Recording a Musical Composition Played upon a Piano, Harmonium, or any other Keyboard Musical Instrument.
Inventor: GANTIER ACHILLE JUSTINIEN
Filed: 1902-04-05
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 8019. Gantier, A. J. April 5. Music recoders.-Relates to the recording of music played upon keyboard instruments. Lines are marked on a travelling band by rollers or the like, which are brought into operation mechanically or electrically bv the keys, pedals, or stops ; or lines are marked by electro-chermical means on prepared paper which passes between electric terminals, the circuits of which are closed by the keys, pedals, or stops. The lines correspond in length to the duration of the notes, and the record can be translated with the aid of a T-square provided with a number of parallel wires or strings, which shows both the length and position of the note or expression marks. Fig. 8 shows diagrammatically the application to an organ with five manuals, though, of course, simpler applications are possible. One pole of the battery 4 is connected by wires 20 to plates 19, which extend across movable contact-pieces 18 actuated by the keys. The two lowest claviers only have their separate records at A and B respectively, the notes on the three upper ones being referred to either of these by shunts 23, 23<1>. Which of these shunts is brought into operation is determined by the positions of slides 22. The three upper claviers may have also plates 19<1> in connection with their contact-pieces 18. These communicate with a record C, and merely show which, if any, of the upper claviers are being used, whether independently or coupled to the lower ones.
Patent GB-190211535-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and Means for, the Application of Acetylene as a Disinfectant and Insecticide.
Inventor: CHOULET JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-05-20
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 11,535. Choulet, J. May 20. Disinfectang ; disinfectants.-Consists in the application of acetylene, either alone or with other substances, for disinfecting purposes. The gas is generated in a portable vessel a, Fig. 1, which may have a frame for carrying it on the back. The vessel is first filled with water or with a solution of copper sulphate or the like, as far as the nozzle g. Calcium carbide is then placed in a box e connected to a cap c which can be fitted into an opening in the cover b of the vessel a and secured by a quarter turn. The bottom f of the box e is hinged, but is kept closed by a lever g. When, however, the box is turned, the lever g meets one of two hanging rods i, and swings away from the bottom f, thereby allowing the carbide to drop into the water in the vessel a. The gas generated is partly absorbed by the water, and this is driven out by the rest of the gas through an atomizing-nozzle at the end of a flexible pipe connected to the bottom of the generator. In a modified form, the carbide is placed in a wire-gauze receptacle, the gas being generated by reversing the vessel to allow the water to moisten the carbide. The vessel e is provided with a gauze strainer kept rigid by a helical spring.
Patent GB-190212292-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Cut-outs or Fuses
Filed: 1902-05-29
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 12,292. Lake, H. H., [General Electric Co.]. May 29. Cut - outs.-A fusible or other cut-out, and especially an "expul- " sion fuse," is provided with a blowout magnet adapted to be included in the circuit only when the arc forms. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the fuse 2 connects the terminals 1, 1<a>. Arcing tips 3, 3<a> are arranged near-the terminals and within a shoot 4. The tip 3 is shown as separated from the terminal 1 by the strip of heatproof material, and is connected to the terminal 1 through the coils of the blow-out magnet 5, as shown in Fig. 3. The pole-pieces of the magnet are arranged to embrace the shoot 4.
Patent GB-190218882-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clamps or Clips for Retort and like Stands and analogous Appliances
Inventor: SHAW FRANK HENRY
Filed: 1902-08-28
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 18,882. Shaw, F. H. Aug. 28. Retort and like stands.-A rod a is adjustably connected to the upright of a retort or similar stand or analogous appliance, and is provided with a shoe or holder g, within which is adjustably or fixedly supported a horizontal member b, which may be simply a flat plate, but which, in the form shown, is a casing open at the top. At each end thereof is a bracket or ear b<1>, b<2>, forming bearings for a right and left hand screw c', c<2>, upon which are placed similarly-screwed blocks d<3>, e<3>, having lower portions fitting within the carrier b or within recesses or grooves formed therein. The blocks support the jaws d, e, which are formed of sheet metal and are faced with cork, rubber, leather, wood, &c. In the form shown, the facing is removable, being slid vertically within the jaws, which are shaped as casings open at the front. The jaws may be differently shaped, and the facings may be permanently attached. As the screw c', c<2> is rotated by turning the handle a, the clamps are moved towards or away from one another. Instead of both jaws being adjustable, one may be fixed.
Patent GB-190218999-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Syringes.
Inventor: RING WILHELM
Filed: 1902-08-29
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 18,999. Ring, W., and Mayr, F.H. Aug. 29. Syringes. - Relates to syringes especially applicable for agricultural and horticultural use. A perforated suction head 2 contains the suction valve 4, the barrel being provided with a branch 6, to which is connected a flexible pipe 8 carrying the nozzle or rose.
Patent GB-190220452-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Ping-pong Racquet Handles
Inventor: PECK EDWARD SAMUEL
Filed: 1902-09-19
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 20,452. Peck, E. S. Sept. 19. Racquets, tennis and like; balls.-Bats or racquets for playing ping-pong (table tennis) are provided with a cup at the end of the handle, for picking up and holding the balls.
Patent GB-190221719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fluid Pressure Brake Apparatus for Railway and like Vehicles.
Inventor: KAPTEYN ALBERT
Filed: 1902-10-06
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 21,719. Kapteyn, A. Oct. 6. Brakes.-Relates to means for regulating the pressure with which the brake blocks are applied by a fluid-pressure brake, so as to obtain the maximum braking effect corresponding to the particular speed of the vehicle at the moment. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the movable collar 3 of a centrifugal governor 6, driven from the wheels or axle of the vehicle, is connected to one end of a pivoted lever 9 the other end of which is connected to a slider 11 adapted to move in guides 10 fixed to the vehicle. The slider carries a plate 13 having a curved edge, against which a roller 19 on a plunger 10 is pressed by a coiled spring 16. The spring also presses a valve 15 upon its seating, which opens into the brake cylinder, and, when the valve rises, communication is opened between the brake cylinder and the atmosphere through the aperture 20. The form of the curved edge of the plate 13 is determined, either by experiment or otherwise, so that for any particular speed of the vehicle the pressure in the brake cylinder is reduced to the amount necessary to give the maximum braking effect for that speed. In a modification, the valve is held down by a curved arm against which a roller, moved by the governor, is pressed by a spring.
Patent GB-190225887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Weaving or Coiling Machinery.
Inventor: BIRRELL DANIEL STEWART
Filed: 1902-11-25
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 25,887. Birrell, D. S., and Taylor, S. Nov. 25. Grant of Patent refused Bending ; springs, making.-A machine for coiling wire for wire fabrics has a giraffe a with a wide groove a', so that two or more wires may be coiled simultaneously. The wires x are drawn through a Quide h by rollers g, which feed them to the giraffe contained in a casing b, in which is a revoluble sleeve c. The pitch uf the coils is rendered uniform by a pin m, eccentrically mounted on the spindle n of a lever p, which can be angularly adjusted and clamped on a quadrant plate o<2> carried by a slide o. The slide is adjusted on a base w by a screw q, and locked by a clamping-handle t. The coils are guided on a wire k carried by posts l on the base.
Patent GB-190228317-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method and Means for Preparing and Cutting Tobacco.
Inventor: CHURCHMAN ARTHUR CHARLES
Filed: 1902-12-23
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 28,317. Churchman, A. C. Dec. 23. Cutting tobacco.-Relates to cutting tobacco by means of grooved knives having waved, serrated, or irregular cutting-edges, such as described in Specification No. 18,713, A.D. 1895. The tobacco is first pressed into cakes d, Fig. 2, having suitably corrugated surfaces, by separating them by suitable plates e and applying hydraulic or other pressure. The cutting takes place on a rotary drum b, or other support, provided with a corrugated surface to ccrrespond with that on the tobacco cake and with the recesses in the cutting-blade a.
Patent GB-190300172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Golf Clubs.
Inventor: HEEREN OSCAR
Filed: 1903-01-03
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 172. Heeren, O. Jan. 3. Golf.-Golf clubs are provided with a striking-face made of a block k a of glass, quartz, flint, or the like, let into the head b and grooved to receive pins c, which pass through the horn sole-plate d into the bead b and secure the block in position. The club is weighted by lead let into the back of the head b.
Patent GB-190305254-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Recording Apparatus for Fluid Meters.
Inventor: WITTMER GEORGE XAVIER
Filed: 1903-03-06
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 5254. Wittmer, G. X. March 8, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Liquid meters.-Relates to recording-apparatus for a fluid meter whereby the pressure and volume of the fluid passing through the meter are recorded with reference to the time. A series of multipliers are provided on the record sheet or chart whereby the pressure at any point can be converted into volume at a constant, predetermined pressure. The invention is described as applied to a gas meter, which may measure the whole of the gas, or may be a proportional meter. The mechanism of the meter is employed to operate a train of wheels 4 provided with pointers and dials. Above the top of the meter casing is a chamber 6, the back-plate of which carries clockwork mechanism 8 to rotate a disc 9 carrying a chart or scale 10. This chart is provided with curved radiating lines 11 corresponding to time intervals, with circumferential lines corresponding to pressure, and with circumferential lines, arranged in the space 13, corresponding to volumes. The style 14, for recording the volume, is mounted on an arm 15 operated by a lever 17, connected by a pin and slot to a crank mounted on a shaft or spindle of the train 4. The style 21, for recording the pressures, is carried by an arm 22 attached to a helical tube 23, one end of which opens into the space 24. Any variation in pressure causes a movement of the arm 22. In order that the volume of gas corresponding to a constant pressure may be obtained, each of the lines is provided with a multiplier corresponding to that pressure. The product of that pressure and the multiplier is the volume corresponding to a constant, predetermined pressure.
Patent GB-190309400-A (GB)
Title: Improved Sorting Machine.
Inventor: VOGEL GOTTLIEB
Filed: 1903-04-25
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 9400. Vogel, G. April 25. Sifting.-Relates to sifting-apparatus comprising a number of rotary, concentric, cylindrical sieves mounted on a central shaft 9. The shaft 9 is mounted in bearings 8 in a suitable framework, and is driven by bevel gearing from a shaft 13 actuated by a hand-crank 14. The sieves 17, 18, 19 are supported by radial arms from bosses 16 on the shaft 9. Angle-iron rings 21 are provided for each sieve, and the sieves are made in halves and bolted together. The innermost sieve 17 is formed with the coarsest mesh, and the outside sieve 19 is formed in two sections, one of which has a coarser mesh than the other. The material is fed into the sieve 17 by the shoot 22, and the tailings from the three sieves and the throughsfrom the two sections of the sieve 19 are all collected in separate receptacles, as shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190318950-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ball-bearings
Inventor: HIRTH ALBERT
Filed: 1903-09-02
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 18,950. Hirth, A., and Ruthardt, H. Sept. 2. Ball bearings.- In the outer ring a, or inner ring d, is fitted a slide b or e which, when withdrawn, permits of the balls being fed in from either side, and when replaced serves as a portion of the ball race to hold the balls in place.
Patent GB-190319297-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Street or Drain Gullies.
Inventor: PROCTER JOSEPH
Filed: 1903-09-08
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 19,297. Procter, J. Sept. 8. Traps. - A removable collecting- vessel for street and drain gullies is formed with a vertical series of annular incompletely-trapped openings 4, for the escape of liquid. The vessel is furniahed with a handle, and may rest on the bottom of the trap, or be suspended as shown.