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Patent GB-190400270-A (GB)
Title: A Device for Displaying Fabric Materials, Fancy Goods and the like.
Inventor: THOMPSON ALFRED WILLIAMS
Filed: 1904-01-05
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 270. Thompson, A. W., and Jackson, A. R. S. Jan. 5. Displaying.-Consists in apparatus for display. ing fabric materials, fancy goods, &c. The goods are passed over a stud D, preferably of copper, riveted or otherwise fixed to a strap C of elastic, india - rubber, or preferably leather, and are drawn into the narrow neck of a hinged hasp B, preferably of steel, which is screwed, along with the strap C, to a base A. A hinged cover E, consisting of a flat sheet or round bar of metal, or preferably of wood, is then fastened down, preferably by a spring-catch lock F, recesses H receiving the studs D, which are prevented from being pushed forward out of the hasps by a rabbet R on the base A. The frame may be permanently screwed in a horizontal or vertical position.
Patent GB-190403005-A (GB)
Title: Improved Spreaders for Silk, Cotton, Ramie and the like.
Inventor: MANN CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1904-02-06
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 3005. Mann, C. Feb. 6. Spreading-machines.-Spreaders for silk, cotton, ramie, &c. are constructed with one or several pairs of endless toothed bands g, g<1>, Fig. 1, of leather, rubber, &c. which are arranged side by side, travel at the same speed, and convey the fibres fed by an apron k and roller m to drawing-rollers n. A fan i draws off impurities from the bands, which travel round rollers mounted in adjustable bearings. The teeth are bent backwards as shown at h, Fig. 3, and .project through the bands to engage grooves in the driven carrying rollers e, e'.
Patent GB-190411965-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furniture Castors.
Inventor: PHILLIPS GERALD ALBERT
Filed: 1904-05-26
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 11,965. Phillips, G. A., and Bagley, W. H. May 26. Castor. - In a castor for metallic bedsteads and other furniture, the socket part is formed from a sheet - metal blank and has a flange 9, which fits against the bottom of the leg, and a rounded top 13 into which fits the top 7 of the horn piece, which passes through the hole 11 in the flange 9 and carries the roller 4. The top part of the socket is strengthened by the projections 14, 15, and the socket may either be sprung into its place in the leg, or may be fixed by a chill casting. The horn piece, which is made from a sheet-metal blank, may be sprung into place and removed by the spring tongue 20. In a modification, the flange 9 may be made separately from the bridge part 12 and riveted thereto. The Provisional Specification mentions a steel or other ball fitting between the top of the horn piece and the socket, to facilitate turning.
Patent GB-190413588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment of Sewage.
Inventor: HENDERSON TURNER
IPC: C02F3/20
Filed: 1904-06-15
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 13,588. Henderson, T. June 15. Sewage, treating; aÙrating bacteriological processes.-In bacteriological processes, the material to be treated is supplied with large numbers of small bubbles of suitable gas in a special apparatus. Sewage, after undergoing an anerobic decomposition, is passed, preferably in a downward direction, through tanks with bottoms constructed as shown. The gas used passes upwards through the pipe b into the conical chamber a, at the top of which are three plates c, d, e. The plate c is perforated with conical holes h registering with cylindrical holes in the plate d, which in their turn register with groups of small holes k in the plate e, breaking the gas into small bubbles, which pass upwards through the sewage. By means of a lug m projecting through a slot n in the casing, the plate d can be turned so that the holes cease to register and the gas is cut off. The gas used may be air or oxygen or, for reduction processes, a gas suitable for reducing bacteria. The air and sewage are preferably warmed. The Provisional Specification states that the sewage may be treated in the last tank with electrolysed brine, chlorine, or other substance to destroy pathogenic germs.
Patent GB-190415616-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Single Phase Alternate Current Motors
Filed: 1904-07-13
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 15,616. Crompton & Co., and Goldschmidt, R. July 13. Field magnets; sparking, preventing.-The polepieces of a repulsion motor, such as that described in Specification No. 3705, A.D. 1903, are constructed with wide air or other non-magnetic gaps, and brushes are arranged to insert or cut out resistance in the circuit of the armature coils, in order to reduce sparking. The gaps G cause a neutral zone to be formed across the field, diminishing the reactance of the armature coil crossing it and having its circuit about to be broken. A resistance R, which may be the starting-resistance, may be connected in the armature circuit in such a manner as to complete that circuit, when, as described in the above-mentioned Specification, the circuit of the armature coils should be open. The resistance may be permanently short-circuited when the motor has reached full speed, and may be cut in or out in two or more steps by the addition of extra brushes B<1> suitably connected by resistances.
Patent GB-190415816-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Pedals of Cycles and other Vehicles having Pedals
Inventor: NIXON GEORGE CARRINGTON
Filed: 1904-07-16
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 15,816. Nixon, G. C., Wood, R., and Burbidge, H. N. July 16. Pedals.-To increase leverage, a cycle or like pedal is connected to the crank - pin b y a clutch. In one form, a revolving clutch disc E, Fig. 3, is fitted within the barrel, or, as shown, within a collar C. In a second form, the collar, disposed between two bars connecting the tread plates J, K, is carried by the outer end of a shortened crank-pin. Any form of clutch may be used.
Patent GB-190418710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Carbon Dioxide.
Inventor: STEAD JOHN CHRISTOPHER
Filed: 1904-08-30
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 18,710. Stead, J. C. Aug. 30. Carbonic acid.-Carbon dioxide is extracted from furnace gases &c. by passing the washed, cooled, and purified gases through a series of vessels nearly filled with a suitable lye to absorb the carbon dioxide. Fig. 1 shows four such vessels A, B, C, D. The gases pass in through the pipe a<1>, and into the lye in the vessel A through the finelyperforated false bottom a; from here, they pass through the vessels B, C, D, which are connected by pipes b, b<1>, b<2>, the waste gases escaping by the pipe d, which is provided with a condenser, or is itself sufficiently long to condense any escaping vapours. When the lye in the vessel A is sufficiently bicarbonated, the valve m is shut and the valve f<1> is opened, so that the solution runs by the pipe f into the boiling-off vessel E, the air from which meanwhile escapes through a snift n ; the valve f<1> is then shut. When the valve m is shut, the snifting-valves o are opened to bring the pressure in the vessels A, B, C down to atmospheric pressure, which already exists in the vessel D. The siphons e, e<1>, e<2> then act to refill the vessels A, B, C from the vessel D, in which the level of lye is higher at the start than in the others. If desired, the vessel D may be placed at a higher level than the others, as shown. To prevent lye from being forced from the vessel C into the vessel D owing to the initial difference in pressure, the siphon e<2> is provided with a back-pressure valve ; similar valves may be provided for the other siphons if desired. Also, the pipe b<2> is provided with a pressure-reducing valve, by which the pressures in the vessels can be regulated. The vessel E being filled with bicarbonated lye, the three-way cock h' is opened to the atmosphere, and the boiling-vessel is heated by a steam jacket or its equivalent. Air escapes from the cock h<1>, and, when the temperature has risen to the point at which carbon dioxide is evolved, the cock is turned so that the gas flows through the pipe h to the condenser F, and thence to a gas holder, condensed vapours being intercented by a trap G and returned to the vessel D. When the bulk of the gas has been driven off, the cock h<1> is shut, and the heating of the lye is continued until the pressure obtained is sufficient to drive the lye through the pipe j into the vessel D. If desired, a cooling-chamber for the lye may be interposed, or the cooling may be effected in the vessel D itself. The operations are then repeated. The cocks m, f<1> and the valves n, o are worked simultaneously by links p<1> and rods p from the lever P. The vessels may be provided with gauges, manholes, and safety-valves as desired. If the pressure in the vessel E is not sufficient to force up the liquid into the vessel D, it may be increased by admitting into the vessel E furnace gases under pressure. One result of the arrangement of apparatus used is that the entering gases come first into contact with the most highly carbonated lye.
Patent GB-190418915-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Ledger or Account Book for Bookkeeping.
Inventor: BRIGGS FRANCIS WAYLAND
Filed: 1904-09-01
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 18,915. Briggs, F. W. Sept. 1. Filing papers &c.-In a loose-leaf ledger or account-book, groups of leaves, each provided with a lower manifold record sheet are perforated or otherwise weakened to facilitate severance and leave stubs, the groups being divided by strong imperforated leaves carrying alphabetical index tabs. The account-book is mainly adapted for use with a particular system of book-keeping, although other systems may be employed with it. Fig. 2 shows a perforated sheet for a billhead with an attached ledger stub having " Paid by Note " and " Balance " columns, as shown, a manifold record sheet 6 being provided beneath the sheet. Fig. 3 shows a blank imperforated sheet carrying an index tab placed at the back of each section together with another index sheet 10 for customers' names beginning with E and the corresponding page numbers. A perpetual index is thus secured by removing the sheet 10 when the customers have changed. Fig. 1 shows the accountbook with indexed sections, each made up of the sheets combined as shown in Fig. 2. In addition, at the back of each section is placed a " Bills Receivable" sheet, a "Bills Receivable for Labour" sheet, and a " Cash " sheet, while similar totalized sheets for both tha month and year are used at the back of all the sections as shown in Fig. 1, with additional account-sheets for " Expenses Account," " Em- " ployees Account," " Bills Payable," and " Trial " Balance " sheet. Similar indexed sections are provided for Bills Payable" accounts with similar totalized sheets.
Patent GB-190424281-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Power Hammers.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-11-09
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 24,281. Thompson, W. P., [Werkzeug Maschinenfabrik Berner & Co.]. Nov. 9. Hammers, power.-A pneumatically operated power hammer has a piston 3 connected by a rod 5 to the tup and a second piston 8 connected to a hollow rod 7 surrounding the rod 5 and operated by links from the overhead shaft 10. The admission of air to the spaces 14, 15, Fig. 6, by passages 16, 17 is controlled by a slide valve 19 and a tubular valve 28 in the passage 17. The latter is operated by a cam 29, Fig. 4, and is closed as the piston 8 rises. In the position of the slide valve shown in Fig. 6, the piston 3 is raised as the piston 8 rises, air escaping through the one-way valve 27, and is held up. As the slide valve is moved to make the opening 24 register with the passage 16, the piston 3 will drop, a light or heavy blow being obtained according as the ports 16, 17 are wholly or partially opened. A suction valve 30 serves to prevent the formation of a vacuum in the space 15.
Patent GB-190425801-A (GB)
Filed: 1904-11-28
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 25,801. Electric & Ordnance Accessories Co., Hall, R. F., and Garner, J. R. Nov. 28. Motors, controlling.-The resistance coils in a motor controller, particularly for motors which drive cranes, hoists, machine tools, &c., are arranged in the same casing and on the same shaft as the rotating contact-arms, and act as the energizing-coils of an electromagnetic blow-out ; the operating-drum is also restored automatically to its normal position, and swaying is prevented. The casing a, Fig. 1, is made preferably of cast iron, while a cap b of brass or other non-magnetic metal supports one end of the iron shaft c, the other end of which is supported by an iron shoe b<2> attached to a second brass plate b<3>. An iron frame or bar is arranged along the side of the casing, so that the shaft c, shoe b<2>, and bar d form a blow-out magnet, energized by the resistance coils, which are made by winding high-resistance wire or strip upon insulating-bobbins k, the windings being separated by fireproof insulating- material. The bobbins k are passed on the sleeve e, keyed to the shaft c. A second sleeve g is also carried by the shaft, and insulates the contactarms G', G', G<3>, F<1>, F', F<3>, which make contact with spring fingers A, B, C, D, E, mounted side by side and connected as shown in Fig. 3. Two contact-arms are separated from the other arms by the insulating-sleeve g and disc g'. Upon the inner end of the contact-barrel is fixed an insulating-disc h, provided with a number of contactblocks i round its edge, as shown in Fig. 2. The blocks i are connected in pairs by suitable links, and the resistance sections are connected to the pairs of blocks. When the barrel rotates in either direction, the blocks i touch the brush contact E connected to the motor field coils. A hand-wheel f, Fig. 1, may be used to operate the barrel, or a lever with a spring catch, or a pulley turned by a chain. Two oppositely-wound springs k<1>, k<2> may be fixed in the pulley, one end of each spring being fixed to a stud k<3> on the casing, and the other end of each spring to a stud k<4> on the pulley. The springs prevent the barrel from swaying, and always tend to return it to its normal position. To hold the barrel in its different running positions, a plate m may be fixed to the main shaft and provided with a number of notches m<1>, Fig. 2. A lever n carries a roller n<1> or the like, which is forced by a spring n<2> into the notches m'. A stop prevents the barrel from being turned more than half a revolution in either direction.
Patent GB-190429026-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Neckties.
Inventor: DAVIES CHARLES WADE TUDOR
Filed: 1904-12-30
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 29,026. Davies, C. W. T. Dec. 30. Neckties.-To keep the knot of a necktie tight and to prevent slipping of the neckband on the collar, the necktie is provided with friction facings b of undressed leather, skin, &c.
Patent GB-190503379-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or relating to the Neck Bands of Shirts and the like Garments.
Inventor: SLADE LEONARD FREDERICK
Filed: 1905-02-18
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 3379. Slade, L. F. Feb. 18. Shirts.-In order to strengthen the stud-holes, the neckbands of shirts are made of twin pieces of the form shown in Fig. 1, in which the chief feature is the provision of flaps B. The top edge and the flaps B of both parts are folded inwards and the parts stitched together. Button-holes are then made through the turned-in flaps. The flaps may be provided on the interlining instead of on the outer material. Fig. 6 shows a modification in which the extension B is folded back to form an additional thickness for the button-hole.
Patent GB-190504196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Rivets Bolts and the like.
Inventor: BRIEDE OTTO
Filed: 1905-02-28
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 4196. Briede, O. March 1, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Forging; rolling; shearing.-In a machine for making bolts, rivets, &c., a heated bar a is fed through the friction grips e and into a die g' in a ring f by the cheeks d' on the slide d, which is reciprocated by an eccentric d<5> and rods d<4>, d<2>, a blank being cut off by knives o or by the cheeks d<1> themselves when the feed of the bar is arrested by a double-ended plunger i which ejects a finished rivet from the opposite die g<3>. The arm k<4> from the rod d<4> is then depressing the catch k, and the die-ring is rotated to bring the blank below the heading-rolls m on the rotating and reciprocating shaft m', or below one of two heading-dies n mounted on a disk n<1>. The plungers i freely slide across each other, and have adjustable nuts for determining their motions and thus the lengths of the blanks. The length of blank left projecting to form the head is varied by altering the length of the rod d<4>. The knives d<1> may be moved laterally between consecutive cutting operations, the inoperative parts being then cooled.
Patent GB-190506059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Ceilings
Inventor: WIELEMANS ALEXANDER VON
Filed: 1905-03-22
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 6059. Wielemans, A. von. March 22. Blocks and slabs for ceilings. Consists in filling the bays between ceiling beams by concrete coffers arranged in series and constructed in separate parts as sunk panels. The parts 1, 4, shown in plan in Fig. 1 and in section in Fig. 2, are laid on the flanges of the beams, and the other parts 2, 3, 5 are connected by dovetailed members, grooving and feathering, dowelling, or the like. The panels are provided with ribs near the supports, and when in position are covered by fine concrete.
Patent GB-190507238-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Unfastening and Opening of Doors, Gates or the like
Inventor: MONNINGTON ALFRED
Filed: 1905-04-05
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 7238. Monnington, A. April 5. Latches.-Doors, gates, and the like are arranged to be opened, from either side, by means of the foot. When the rod P is raised, the pivoted lever K is tilted, thereby drawing back the sliding bar H and turning the knob spindle C. The rod P is operated either by pushing up the piece Q or by pressing on the pedal V and thereby turning the pivoted rod S which passes through the door. The square hole in the lever E is preferably larger than the spindle C to enable the latch-bolt to be operated by the hand-knob on the spindle C without moving the foot-gear. The sliding bar H may be omitted, the lever K being directly connected to the lever E in the manner shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190600287-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sewing Machines, specially applicable to Blind Stitch Sewing Machines.
Inventor: DODD EDWARD HENRY
Filed: 1906-01-04
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 287. Dodd, E. H. Jan. 4. 'Blind - stitching machines feed; work - supports. - Relates to improvements on the blind-stitching machine described in Specification No. 2773, A.D. 1905. In addition to the main feeding-roller E, an auxiliary feed roller F is provided at the end of the work-plate, which is also driven by a universal coupling but at a speed lower than that of the main feed roller so that the work B' is kept taut and a more positive feed is effected. The main feed roller E is mounted in slots J and may be raised for the admission of fresh work by a pivoted yokeY which is pressed downwards by a head Z' of a pivoted lever Z. The head Z<1> snaps,under the edge of the plate b. The edge of the workplate over which the work is bent is provided with a roller O. This is grooved to receive a pointer V for the purpose of guiding the needle more accurately into the material. The pointer is carried by a slide U and may be adjusted by a screw T. The work-plate L can slide laterally and may be adjusted by a screw R. A curved cover-plate S is attached to the work-plate L. In order to render the machine capable of sewing plain stitches, the curved portion of the retarder, described in the prior Specification, is removed and a throat plate is secured to the retarder and to the work-plate. Presser-feet. - The presser-feet, Fig. 8, are provided with curved plates A<1> which press upon the material passing over the feed roller F. The plates A<1> slide in guides A' in the presser-feet and the parts A<5>, pivoted at A<2>, are pressed on to the work by springs A<6>.
Patent GB-190600996-A (GB)
Title: A Method of Printing from a Surface in Relief.
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
Filed: 1906-01-13
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 996. Bloxam, A. G., [Neue Photographische Ges.]. Jan. 13. Printing-surfaces.-Relates to a method of inkless printing from relief surfaces. A printing- medium is applied to a surface on which the parts in relief and the parts not in relief are of different material and have a different effect on the printing-medium, so that the printing-medium is retained on the relief parts only. The differential effect may be on rate of evaporation, using a volatile printing-medium such as a solution of hydrogen peroxide in ether or the like, formaldehyde, ammonia, formic acid, or acetic acid. For example, a gelatin line or half-tone relief on glass or other material is flooded with hydrogen-peroxide solution, which is absorbed in the gelatin and evaporates-from the glass &c., so that a print can be made on gelatinized paper, satin paper, or textile fabric, and developed in known manner. The differential effect may be due to catalysis, so that the printing-medium is destroyed on the parts not in relief but remains unchanged on the parts in relief. For example, a chromo-gelatin relief is transferred to a catalytic surface, such as gelatinized paper treated with potassium-permanganate solution, and hydrogen-peroxide solution is applied.
Patent GB-190601563-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Printing Frames.
Inventor: SHORT MARWOOD
Filed: 1906-01-20
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 1563. Short, M. Jan. 20. Printing. - A printing - frame of the type in which a series of prints are taken successively from one negative D by movement of a slide B carrying the paper is constructed so that the number or mark on the edge of the negative is printed in making the last print. The negative is held by the rabetted edges of the adjustable slide C and of the slide E. The latter is normally held in position by end springs e, and carries an adjustable stop F. The frame B is moved into its extreme position for the last exposure, and the stop F adjusted to abut against its edge, in which position it is clamped to the slide E. A hinged distance-piece is afterwards turned over to lie between the stop F and the edge of the slide B, so that in the extreme position the piece b shifts the stop F and slide E to uncover the edge of the negative carrying the number. A cross-bar G, lying under the edge e<2> of the slide E, can be adjusted to abut against the edge of the negative to hold it in position in case it carries no number and the full negative is to be printed each time.
Patent GB-190602071-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Ornamental Metallic Surfaces.
Inventor: COWPER-COLES SHERARD OSBORN
Filed: 1906-01-26
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 2071. Coles, S. O. Cowper-. Jan. 26. Ornamenting. metal surfaces.-An electrotype of a design is obtained in one metal, e.g. copper, those portions of the metal which are to be in the final design are coated with a suitable varnish or resist, and the electrotype is then placed in zinc or other metallic dust and baked so that the exposed portions of metal are converted into an alloy.