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Patent GB-190222593-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Steam Generator Furnaces.
Inventor: WILD MATTHEW BROWN
Filed: 1902-10-17
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 22,593. Wild, M. B., and Wild, R. O. Oct. 17. Air, supplying; smoke-consuming.-Air, supplied through an opening c at the front of a steam-boiler furnace, passes into a chamber b surrounding the fire-door and thence into one or more pipes a, which pass under the fire bars to the back end of the flue and finally daliver the air in a heated condition into the back end of the closed ashpit. A portion of this air then escapes upwards through a passage f behind the firebridge, and is discharged into the flue in the direction of the hot gases, while the remainder passes through the fire in the ordinary manner. A damper g, operated in any suitable manner, is placed at the lower end of the passage f to control the air passing into it. The tubes a may be fitted with a steam blower h, or the air may be supplied to the chamber b by a trunk k connected with a fan. In some cases, the ashpit may be left open so that air can pass to the fire without being subjected to a preliminary heating.
Patent GB-190223374-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Reservoir, Fountain, & such-like Pens
Inventor: HOLLOWAY PHILIP JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-10-27
Granted: 1903-09-03
Abstract: 23,374. Holloway, P. J. Oct. 27. Pens.-Fountain and like pens are constructed so that the ink connection is normally closed and is opened by pressure on the nib in writing. The barrel a, Fig. 1, is fitted with a screw plug t and a screw &c. carrier b formed with a large bore c and a small bore d for a sliding feed-bar, which comprises a stem f, a shoulder g; and a nib - shaped portion h with a sleeve i and nib recess j. A rubber &c. disc or valve l is retained on the end of the stem f by an adjusting-nut m, and an ink inlet q is formed in the stem behind the valve, and communicates with an ink duct p formed along the top of the feed-bar. A spiral or other spring, or a rubber or other cushion o, is disposed between the shoulder g and the shoulder of the carrier b, or behind the valve l. The sleeve i may be dispensed with, and the nib k received in the part h. The parts l, m may be received in a conical &c. recess in the end of the carrier b. In a modification, shown in Fig. 2, the feed-bar is made tubular, to form an ink duct r, and an air tube s opens into the ink duct.
Patent GB-190223502-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Index Ledgers.
Inventor: KIRTLEY SIMEON BEAUFORD
Filed: 1902-10-28
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 23,502. Kirtley, S. B. Oct. 28. Indexing.-Ledgers are divided into primaryindex sections, having their first pages provided with alphabetical tabs 2 and used for sectional indexes, and their remaining pages cut away at the top in stepped fashion for secondary and tertiary indexes, as shown.
Patent GB-190226399-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Using the Waste Gases of Coke Ovens for Heating Boilers.
Inventor: BARDENHEUER HEINRICH
Filed: 1902-11-29
Granted: 1903-12-29
Abstract: 26,399. Bardenheuer, H., and Altena, H. Nov. 29. Steam generators combined with coke ovens.-The waste gases from coke ovens are utilized for heating a boiler by providing a loose connecting- tube K for conveying the gases from the waste pipe g to the fire flue a or under the boiler. The tube K is lined with asbestos, and is screwed down water-tight in a water tank w, which is mounted on rollers or travellers G and is fitted with an inlet tube E, supplied from a valve F, and an outlet tube E'. The front D of the tank is screwed down water-tight, and is fitted with a door or manhole L, an inspection tube R for the tube K, and a tap H. The water from the tank w may be used as feedwater.
Patent GB-190300494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and Means for Transporting Ordnance of Large Calibre and of that Class in which the Barrel alone Recoils.
Inventor: REICHWALD AUGUST
Filed: 1903-01-08
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 494. Reichwald, A., [Krupp, F.]. Jan. 8. Field carriages. -Relates to cars for transporting siege guns. Fig. 1 shows the transporting-car in full lines, and the gun breech 0 and carriage trail D in dotted lines. Fig. 6 shows the gun transferred from its carriage to the transporting - car, and the carriage connected as a trailer. The centre pole A of the car is rigidly connected to the back wheels B, and is pivoted at a to the fore - carriage C. Cross - beams J, J<1> on the pole A carry loosely the gun carrier K, which has the same cross-section as the gun cradle, and is pivoted at one end to the pole A at k<2> while its other end can be traversed by the crank q. The car is backed against the gun to be transported, and the trail D is raised by the screw G, rotated by the crank e, until the trail grips the arms U, S on the car, whereupon the carrier K is adjusted laterally by the crank q to bring it into line with the gun cradle. The gun is then disconnected from its recoil apparatus, and is drawn upon the car by the screw L, which is rotated through gearing by the crank m. The gun with its trailing carriage is then ready for transport.
Patent GB-190304630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tent or Marquee Poles and the like.
Inventor: BARKER REGINALD WALTER
Filed: 1903-02-27
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 4630. Barker, R. W., [Webb, H. C.]. Feb. 27. Tents.-The guys and other ropes may be fixed without shackles to pins in the ground, and the tension on them is regulated by adjusting the height of the tent-poles A, which are fitted at their lower ends with sockets F, working on screws D fixed to ground plates B. There are two washer plates I at the top of each pole, the upper one carrying a headpiece H with a spindle G fitting into a recess in the pole. The adjustment is made by rotating the pole by means of the arm K.
Patent GB-190308305-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brushes.
Inventor: MAHER DAVID FRANCIS
Filed: 1903-04-09
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 8305. Maher, D. F. April 9. Stocks.-Relates to brushes constructed in such a manner as to facilitate their cleansing. In the tooth brush shown in Fig. 1, a row of bristles B is arranged at each side of a dovetail groove in the stock A. Another row of bristles C is set in a block D working in the groove so that it can be slid backward for cleaning, as shown. The groove is preferably provided with a metal lining G<1>, Fig. 5, formed from a blank, the turned-up ends of which form clips G<2> serving to retain the block D in either position. The groove and sliding block may have varied shapes such as that shown in Fig. 8, and the sliding block may carry more than one row of bristles. In a modification, the sliding block is retained in its extreme positions by springs placed in the groove.
Patent GB-190310655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Check Tills for Shops.
Inventor: CONNELL WILLIAM WOOD
Filed: 1903-05-11
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 10,655. Connell, W. W. May 11. Receipts, checking and recording.- Check tills for shops, in which registering-strips, on which the articles p u r - chased are recorded, are moved forward each time the drawers are opened, are provided with receptacles for holdin g wrappers or covers for enclosing the articles, arrangements being made to use the wrappers as receipts, and as checks on the articles sold. A till a is provided with a drawer fitted with partitions h, h<1>, h<2>, two of which, h, h<1>, serve as guides for a cash receptacle i. The partition h carries a pawl k which hangs down in either end position of the drawer, but engages a rack j in intermediate positions, thereby preventing the drawer from being closed after only a partial opening. A stop p limits the motion of the drawer. The partition h also carries a catch o, Fig. 7, adapted to engage and actuate the spring-pressed clapper m of a bell on the outward motion of the drawer, but to slide past it on the inward motion. The till is fitted with a hinged lid r, having flanged edges between which the wrappers s are carried. A paper strip t, fed from a roll u secured under the lid in a bracket u<1>, passes over rollers s<5>, then under a frame s' secured by pins s<1> in a portion of the cover from which the flanges are removed, then over more rollers s<5> to a roller v provided with rubber or like rings y or other wheels smaller in diameter than the roller and running on guides z in the till. The axle of the roller engages vertical slots in the drawer, and a pawl w pivoted to the drawer engages ratchet teeth on the roller and prevents it from turning backwards. A sheet of copying-paper is mounted in slots in the frame s<4> between the strip t and the wrappers. In operation, particulars of the sales are written upon the strip t, and the top wrapper, upon which a copy has been made, is removed for use. In the case of large parcels, the wrapper is merely inserted in the parcel. The drawer is then opened, causing the bell to ring and the roller v to wind up the paper, which is kept taut by the difference in diameter of the roller and the rings y. After giving change, the drawer is closed, and the roller v, which is prevented by the pawl w from rotating, draws forward the strip t ready for the next entry. A receptacle q for notes may be provided.
Patent GB-190311046-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rolled Girders and the like.
Inventor: VIETOR ALWIN
IPC: E21D17/01
Filed: 1903-05-14
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 11,046. Vietor, A., and Husham, C. May 14. Rolling.-Girders, rails, &c. are rolled of such sections that they may be closely piled or nested, and may be rolled of various thicknesses by adjusting the space between a pair of complementarilygrooved rolls. Figs. 1 and 2 show typical sections.
Patent GB-190315892-A (GB)
Title: Improved Locking Coupling Pin for Miners' Tram Shackles and like Couplings.
Inventor: MOUNTJOY REUBEN ALLEN
Filed: 1903-07-18
Granted: 1904-03-31
Abstract: 15,892. Mountjoy, R. A. July 18. Couplings, non-automatic.-The tubular pin of a miners' tram shackle or like coupling has a pivoted catch or pawl C, which, when it is desired to uncouple the vehicles, is drawn into the slot B by raising the pin or plunger A.
Patent GB-190316494-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method for the Biological Purification of Liquids with Continuous Operation and Plant used in connection therewith.
Inventor: PETERS CLAUDIUS
Filed: 1903-07-27
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 16,494. Peters, C. July 27. Sewage and foul waters, treating; oxidizing.- In the continuous bacteriological treatment of sewage &c., the liquid is distributed upon, and allowed to percolate in a finely-divided state through, a bed composed of slag or coke. The bed is composed of a fine layer a surrounded by a coarser layer b, and a body c consisting of larger pieces. The sewage runs off, and air is allowed ready access, through a passage d having a perforated roof e, the ends of the strata being in every case exposed obliquely or horizontally to the air. The bed may also have its surface flush with the ground and several beds may be used in conjunction. The Provisional Specification states that bricks may be used to form the bed.
Patent GB-190404266-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Pumps.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-02-20
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 4266. Evans, W. Feb. 20. Exhausting.-A motor pump for the production of vacuum for ventilation, cleaning carpets, and for like purposes is shown in sectional elevation in Figs. 1 and 5, the two sections being taken at right-angles to each other. The motor cylinder A contains the piston J, which is connected directly to the piston L of the pump cylinder B. A connecting-rod N enclosed in a chamber fixed to the cylinder B connects the piston L to the flywheel shaft P. In operation the piston is driven by the explosions in the cylinder A, air being drawn into the pump cylinder B through the inlet valves W, g and driven out through the outlet valves W<1>, g'. Another engine may be attached by means of the coupling h, if desired.
Patent GB-190404783-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Electric Heating Device.
Inventor: PADRIS JOSE
Filed: 1904-02-26
Granted: 1904-03-31
Abstract: 4783. Padris, J. Feb. 26. Heating by electricity. - Resistant wire is arranged to form a fabric or tissue with asbestos thread. The wire e passes from one terminal of the insulator g to the other in a zig-zag way as shown, interlacing the asbestos cord f disposed also in a zig-zag way, perpendicularly to the wire. The fabric is fixed by asbestos threads h to the metallic frame d, which is coated with non-conducting material, is suspended from a casing a by rings or hooks d<1>, and is supported on resist d<11>.
Patent GB-190412530-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Connecting Railway and Tramway Rails.
Inventor: AMBERT ALEXANDRE
Filed: 1904-06-02
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 12,530. Ambert, A. June 2. Rail joints; chairs.-Relates to railway and tramway rail joints of the character described in Specification No. 19,358, A.D. 1902, and consists in providing means whereby allowance is made for longitudinal expansion and contraction of the rails. One of the rail ends a, Figs. 1 and 2, is rigidly held in the support b by driving between the support and the upper key, which is described in the prior Specification, a short lower key c. Another key'd is then driven under the other rail end e so as to ensure sufficient stability of this rail while allowing it to expand and contract freely under variations of temperature. The support b is provided at its upper part with jaws f which support and guide the web of the expanding rail end e. When the support is made of cast metal, these jaws may extend over only a little more than one half of the length of the support, but, in the case of rolled metal, they are made to extend the whole length. In another form of the support b, the lower part is made so that it can be secured to a sleeper.
Patent GB-190421848-A (GB)
Title: Telegraph Recorder.
Inventor: ROUSSEL WILLIS JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-10-11
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 21,848. Roussel, W. J., and King, A. Oct. 11. Pens reservoir. A pen for use with a Morse telegraph recorder has a needle 68 which, on coming into contact with the moving strip, is forced up against the spring 67, thus allowing ink to flow through the passage 69 from the receptacle 62. T h e spring may be adjusted by means of the screw 65.
Patent GB-190422065-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Sheet Glass and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1904-10-13
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 22,065. Imray, O., [Window Glass Machine Co.]. Oct. 13. Glass furnaces; annealing-ovens; charging and discharging-Relates to the production of sheet glass by drawing, and to its annealing. The molten glass enters a ladle 4, Fig. 4, by a slot 5. The ladle is then raised by bars inserted through holes 13 in the walls 2, thus causing it to discharge its contents down a trough 7 into a drawing- pan 11. In a modification, the glass -flows from the melting-tank 53, Fig. 7, down a trough 55 and is controlled by a block 54. When the plates have been formed, the frame 72, which is provided with wheels, is raised by a lift and placed on the track 72<a> in the annealing - oven 74, which is separated into compartments and closed at the ends by slicing doors. As each particular frame reaches the further end of the annealing-oven, it is raised by a lift 82 and returned to the drawing-chamber by way of an upper track 72b. The annealing-oven and drawing - chamber are fitted with double walls. The space between is heated by gas burners and in communication with the interior of the annealing-chamber by holes 87,
Patent GB-190422252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Drilling and Boring Apparatus.
Inventor: BURIN HENRI-BARTHELEMY
Filed: 1904-10-15
Granted: 1905-10-14
Abstract: 22,252. Burin, H.-B. Oct. 15, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Drills and cutters.-The movable blades D of a boring-tool are fitted into a tempered block E and are given a fine adjustment by means of a cone G, the cutters being fixed after adjustment by nuts or similar means. The cone may operate as a cam for the purpose of adjusting for finishing and polishing, and a movable rod L is fitted into the tool by a cone M and fixed by a pin N. A drill is also described with a small removable centre drill A, Fig. 1, and has grooves B for allowing the discharge of the shavings.
Patent GB-190422293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Governors
Inventor: ASHWORTH JOHN JAMES
Filed: 1904-10-17
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 22,293. Ashworth, J. J., Wyke, J. H., and Pilling, G. H. Oct. 17. Lift valves.-A valve for governing the flow of gas through gas pipes after leaving the gas meter consists of a thimble-shaped casing B perforated at the top and provided at the bottom with a cross-strip for guiding the spindle C<1> of the valve C. The valve closes when the gas is turned off at the burners, but opens when the gas is turned on and offers resistance to the passage of gas, thus diminishing its pressure, " and economizing its use."
Patent GB-190428024-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Manufacturing Paper Bags.
Inventor: CHRISTIANSEN CARL JULIUS VALDE
Filed: 1904-12-21
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 28,024. Christiansen, C. J. V., and Clorius, 0. T. Dec. 21. Paper and like bags. -In a machine for manufacturing paper and like bags, a blank placed on the wire grid A, Fig. 1, is folded across by the oscillating blade D, which presses it between the rollers B, C. A vertical flap, which is intended to close the end of the bag, receives paste from a pasting-roller fixed on the spindle of the roller B. When the rollers B, C have deposited the blank upon the adjustable stop G, the longitudinal flap is pasted by means of the ribbed roller J, which receives paste from the trough F and acts in conjunction with the oscillating piece H. The carrier K is then moved to the' right, -the bag being pressed against the grid L, which moves forward with the carrier. During this motion, the piece H turns the longitudinal flap over the edge of the spring pressed piece M, which is then retracted to allow the folder 0 to press the flap against the pivoted piece R. The end flap is turned through a rightangle by the piece S and, after the holding-plates T and grid L have been withdrawn to allow the bag to enter the storage receptacle P, the verticallypivoted piece S is rotated through a right-angle to complete the folding of the end flap. The horizontally-reciprocating carrier K may be replaced by an oscillating frame pivoted at its lower edge. Fig. 5 shows a plan of a modified arrangement in which the securing-flaps are formed on the two vertical sides of the blank. The flaps, which are pasted by rollers on the spindle of the roller B, Fig. 1, are folded by the vertically-pivoted folders 0, S. These folders first bend the flaps at rightangles to the blank and then, when the supports M, N have been withdrawn, turn through a further right-angle to complete the folds. The support G is withdrawn co allow the finished bag to fall from the machine. The folders 0, S may rotate in opposite directions, so that the flaps are folded on opposite faces of the blank.
Patent GB-190503190-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Urinals.
Filed: 1905-02-15
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 3190. Jennings, Ltd., G., and Jennings, G. H. Feb. 15. Urinals.-Double and triple urinals having a single inlet and a single outlet are made in one piece ; they are fitted with spreaders e and sloping backs a and are connected to a single drain d.
Patent GB-190513319-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Friction Driving Mechanism for Road Locomotives and Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: DOUGILL ALFRED
Filed: 1905-06-28
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 13,319. Dougill, A. June 28. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to continuouslyvariable friction-disk driving-mechanism for road -locomotives and motor road vehicles. Figs. 1 and 2 show one modification in which the disks are pressed into frictional engagement. by the propelling force of the rear driving - wheels. The thrust from the wheels B is transmitted by rods S, J to links. E, E<1>, which are pivoted at points F<2>, G<1> to the frame of the vehicle, and form supports for shafts F, G. The shaft G transmits power by chain gearing to the rear wheels, and the shaft F is fixed in the links E, and carries a projection F<1>, which presses on the end of the shaft H carrying the idle disk 4. By these means the idle disk 4 and the disks 2, 3 are pressed into frictional engagement with the disk 1, mounted on the motor crank-shaft. To permit the necessary movement of the rear axle, the springs are provided with links C having adjustable stops C<1>. The disks are also pressed into or held in engagement by means of a lever K connected to the shaft F and operated by hand or foot. In a modification, the rod S is connected directly to the link G. A further modification is shown in Figs. 5 and 6, in which the propelling force of the driving- wheels is transmitted directly to the frame without the intervention of the friction gearing. The rod S passes to a bracket L, which may carry an intermediate shaft for the chain driving-gear, and the rod S<1> is anchored to the frame; or the rod. S may be in one length from the axle to the frame. The shaft F is rotably mounted in fixed bearings, and is operated from the lever K as before, but is provided with eccentrics O and links J<2>, which connect it to the swinging shaft G, while a cam F<1> acts on the ends of the shaft H carrying the idle disk 4 through the medium of a lever O<1> pivoted at its lower end to the frame of the vehicle.
Patent GB-190519354-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: HORN CHARLES BRIGHT VAN
Filed: 1905-09-25
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 19,354. Horn, C. B. van. Sept. 25. Securing wheels on shafts.-Relates to a wheel mounted on ball bearings 46 on a sleeve 35 which is adapted to be fitted on axle spindles 50 of different sizes by means of expansible conical wedge rings 48. The inner ends of the spokes 2 are formed with double tapers 8, 9 converging to and from the axle, so that, by arranging them with the tapers alternating on each side of the wheel, the spokes overlap both radially and circumferentially. They are expanded into the rim 3 by means of wedge rings 24, 25, adjusted by a nut 20 on the axle-box 16. To facilitate adjustment &c., the hub and ring 12 may be formed with feathers 18 adapted to engage grooves 19 in the nut 20
Patent GB-190519591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vices or Work-holders.
Inventor: TATTERSALL ROBERT
Filed: 1905-09-28
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 19,591. Tattersall, R. Sept. 28. Work-holders; planing.-A work-holder for fixing on lathes, drilling-machines, planing-machines, benches, &c., for use as a vice, angle-plate, or V- block, consists of a base-plate A provided with bolt-holes A', and two sides 13, K made at rightangles to it. The angle-plate B has bolt holes C, Fig. 1, and the side K is formed as a vice, and each at the top has a V-groove F, the work being held down in them by a screw G<1>, formed in a cramp, which. is provided with pins to fit into T-shaped slots H. The tool may be fixed on the side B, the base A then forming the angle-plate.
Patent GB-190525612-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rontgen Ray Apparatus
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE CRANSTON
Filed: 1905-12-08
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 25,612. Fairwesther, W. C., [M³ller, C. H. F.]. Dec. 8. R÷ntgen-ray apparatus.-In R÷ntgen-ray tubes, the cooling-vessel for the anti-cathode is arranged so that the tube can be used to send rays either in an upward or downward direction without the cooling-agent leaving the anti-cathode or flowing out, while at the same time leaving an escape for the steam. In the construction shown, the axis of the cooling-vessel c coincides with the axis of the cathode a, and makes an angle of forty-five degrees with the service of the anti-cathode b. The vessel c has two orifices, one of which is closed and the other open.