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Patent GB-190228599-A (GB)
Inventor: KAUFFMANN EDUARD WILHELM
Filed: 1902-12-27
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 28,599. Kauffmann, E. W. Dec. 27. Evaporating brine, lyes, etc.; residues, removing ; evaporators. -Relates to apparatus for evaporating brine, lyes, and other liquids, and consists in constructing the evaporator so that the crystals formed are quickly removed from the active part of the evaporator, whereby undue agitation during ebullition is avoided and incrustation of the heating-tubes is prevented. For this purpose, the upper tube-plate 3<a> is made of a shallow saucer-like form, and the liquid, which enters at 11, rises through tubes 3 which lie in the heating- chamber, 2, and collects on the tubeplate 3<a>, where crystals are thrown down. When the liquid on the plate 3@ has risen to a certain height, it overflows down a tube 8 into a quiescent part 7 of the still and carries with it the crystals.
Patent GB-190300187-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Means for Suspending Trousers when not in Wear.
Inventor: SAVIGE SAMUEL
Filed: 1903-01-03
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 187. Savige, S., and Osborne, A. H. Jan. 3. Suspenders for articles of dress ; trouser stretchers; trouser creasers.- Relates to a means of suspending trousers and of clamping them, when suspended, to remove creases. The trousers, which may be turned in at the centre of the front and back parts, are buttoned at the front and back, as shown in Fig. 1, to two pairs of straps C<1> of a suspending-piece shown in Fig. 2. The parts C are riveted to a ring B, to which is attached a chain A of small links, and the whole is suspended by means of the rings B', B<2> hanging on the hooks &c. The parts C can be drawn together by a slide ring C<3>. The trousers are stretched by a clamp D consisting of two parts D, Fig. 5, and D', Fig. 6, screwed together by wing nuts E. The clamp D is preferably of metal as the weight of the clamp stretches the trousers. Instead of buttoning the trousers to the suspending-piece, they may be secured by spring clips.
Patent GB-190301560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hot Coke Conveyors.
Inventor: GRAHAM MAURICE
Filed: 1903-01-22
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 1560. Graham, M. Jan. 22. Coking.-Relates to improvements in trough coke conveyers of the kind described in Specifications No. 24,659, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Lifting &c.], and No. 11,979, A.D. 1900, and particularly to means for draining the quenched coke. A conveyer in the form of a perforated grid is mounted above the bottom of the trough, so that waste water and breeze or refuse pass through into the lower part of the trough, which is provided with outlets. The conveyer is hinged or jointed at intervals, and may be mounted on runners or wheels travelling on internal or external rails, ootherwise. In the form shown, in section, the conveyer b is mounted on wheels c travelling on internal rails d, and is provided with one or more scrapers f for discharging refuse into outlets g of the trough. The conveyer sections may be cast entire, or may be formed of single bars, and are connected by hinge pins which have a central oil passage communicating with terminal lubricators. The conveyer sections may also consist of perforated plates, wirework, chain work, or expanded metal, and in this case are preferably attached to double chains working on rollers or runners. Drainage of the coke may also be obtained in conveyers by providing grids or gratings and outlets in the bottoms of the troughs.
Patent GB-190302049-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Rubber Filled (or Cored) Golf Balls
Inventor: DEXTER ALBERT BERNARD
Filed: 1903-01-28
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 2049. Dexter, A. B. Jan. 28. Balls.-To prevent the outer covering A of a rubberconed golf ball from working loose, the core B is made with a number of rounded or pointed projections C on its surface, which are pressed into the inner surface of the covering A during the manufacture of the ball.
Patent GB-190306392-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pumps.
Inventor: BEHRISCH MAX
Filed: 1903-03-19
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 6392. Behrisch, M. March 19. Concussion, preventing; pump valves.-Relatee to a method of preventing " knocking" in the valves and reciprocating parts of piston or plunger pumps, whether driven by steam, electricity, or other power. Fig. 1 shows a sectional view of the device and Fig. 2 a similar view of a modification. The usual sudden change of pressure that takes place, when the piston or plunger reverses its direction of motion, is prevented by allowing the delivery valve D to remain open for a short interval after the piston has reversed. The piston K opens the valve without shock by means of the spring A and rod B ; when the piston has reversed, the valve closes gradually by the action of the two springs F, A, and the back pressure on the piston due to the liquid also gradually decreases as the valve closes. In the modification, an annular piece R takes the place of the rod B, this form overcoming the necessity of having a valve-actuating rod, as B in the first form, working in a stuffing-box or a liquid-tight opening. To avoid great back-flow velocities, the valve is constructed so that the quantity of water forced out or displaced by the valve closing is equal to, or even larger than, the amount of water which can flow back into the pump chamber at the beginning of the back stroke of the piston.
Patent GB-190308477-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Retorts.
Inventor: FOULIS WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-04-14
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 8477. Foulis, J., Morrison, J., Wilson, J., and Foulis, S., [Executors of Foulis, W.]. April 14. Gas retorts.-An apparatus, of the kind described in Specification No. 7845, A.D. 1901, for charging retorts, has a scoop and pusher which travel together into the retort, after which simultaneous movement the scoop is arrested and the pusher travels forward independently. The frame 1 of the apparatus supports a carriage 2 carrying the scoop 3. A tubular piston-rod 6 is secured to the frame and conducts water or other fluid under pressure from a pipe 7 to the front end of a hydraulic cylinder 5, which moves through a stuffing-box on the carriage. The pusher 9, having a wedge-shaped extension 10, is secured to the front of the cylinder. During the forward stroke of the cylinder, the carriage is temporarily locked thereto by means of triggers or spring pawls 12 on the carriage engaging with a collar 11 on the cylinder. These pawls are released, before the end of the stroke, by stops 13 on the frame and, soon afterwards, the carriage is suddenly brought to rest by the stops 13 striking projections 14 on the carriage. The cylinder, with the pusher, then continues its traverse. The valves employed in the valve-box 8, to which the pipe 7 is fitted, may be of the kind described in Specification No. 18,365, A.D. 1900, or of any suitable kind. On the cylinder is a collar 26, which comes into contact with a curved projection 24 on one arm 23 of a twoarmed lever 22 mounted on the carriage ; the other arm 25, when the lever 22 is actuated, is in a position to act on a projection 19 on a spindle 17, and thereby cause the exhaust valve to open and the inlet valve to close. Water or other fluid under pressure is constantly admitted, by a pipe 71 into an annular chamber, of comparatively small sectional area, between the cylinder and piston-rod, and effects the return of the cylinder. The foregoing charging operation causes the far end of the retort to be charged, and a second operation is necessary for charging the near end. During this second operation the stroke should be less, and for bringing the cylinder to rest, in a suitable position, sliding stops 27, operated by means of bell-crank levers, rods 33, and a hand-lever 34, are employed. If desired, the charging-apparatus may have its cylinder fixed and piston-rod movable.
Patent GB-190313268-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in File Cutting Machines.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-06-13
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 13,268. Boult, A. J., [Merk, M.]. June 13. File-cutting machines.-The blank is placed in a holder 25, Fig. 4, and the tool, which preferably has diagonally-cut teeth, is drawn along it. The work - holder is secured between jaws 27, 28, which are opened and closed by a right and left handed screw 32. The tool 22 is placed in a holder 16, shown separately, partly i n longitudinal section, in Fig. 7. The holder is provided with horizontal rollers 20, and vertical rollers 24, between which the tool can move longitudinally, except when secured by set-screws 35. It is supported on a roller, running in a slotted bar 12, and is connected by rods 37 to a crosshead 39, which, with the tool-holder, can be set at any desired angle, at that indicated by dotted lines, for example. The crosshead is clamped to a bar 42, which is reciprocated in bearings by means of the crank-disc 54, driven through gearing by a belt, or otherwise. The bar 12 which supports the tool-hnlder is connected by rods 62 to a bar 63, connected by a link 65 to a weighted lever 66. The tool is, by these means, pressed on to the blank. The pressure can be decreased by pressing on the treadle 69. The tool may be automatically raised when cutting a tapered file by means of a roller 73, attached to a connection of the reciprocating bar 42. This roller moves under an adjustable wedge 76, attached to a bar secured to the rods 62.
Patent GB-190313959-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Ingot Moulds
Inventor: LEFFLER CARL JOHAN LAURENTZ
Filed: 1903-06-23
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 13,959. Leffler, C. J. L. June 23. Ingots.- Relates to ingot moulds the body A of which is cast in one piece tapering from the bottom to the top and is rectangular or circular in section. A loose, flat or concave, bottom plate C is held by one or more wedges F against the sloping sides or against a shoulder.
Patent GB-190315956-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Diminishing the Dust raised by Wheeled Vehicles and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: STOKES FREDERICK WILFRID SCOTT
Filed: 1903-07-18
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 15,956. Stokes, F. W. S. July 18. Dust guards.-The tendency of wheeled vehicles to raise dust when running on a road or track is diminished by delivering a jet of air or other gas at the lower part of the back of each wheel. Fig. 2 shows the invention as applied to a motor car in which the intermediate driving-shaft a is fitted with a worm-wheel b which works a centrifugal fan d and drives a current of air through the pipes f, g to the wheels. Fig. 7 shows one form of jet which may be employed, but, if only a small quantity of gas at a high pressure is available, this may be constructed on the injector principle. In another form of the invention, trumpet-shaped pipes partly surround each wheel, the wide end being turned in the direction of travel and the narrow end terminating at the desired point behind the wheel. The jets would preferably be adjustable and removable and may contain valves to regulate or stop the supply of air. In the case of vehicles having tubular frames, the tubes may be utilized for the passage of the gas as above.
Patent GB-190318523-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Attachments for Sewing Machines for Felling, Serging, and Ornamental Stitching.
Inventor: BLAIR THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1903-08-27
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 18,523. Blair, T. H. Aug. 27. Overedge-stitching machines; ornamental-sewing machines; blind-stitching machines; folding-attachments.-In an attachment for sewing-machines for felling, serging, and ornamental stitching, a forked pusher k is operated so as to push the material out of the path of the needle at alternate strokes. A stud on the needle-bar works in a slot in a bellcrank lever which is connected to a wedge piece i, Fig. 3. As the wedge is brought forward, by the motion of the lever, in the first part of the operation, its free end is deflected by a switch plate l, and passes between two fixed studs n so moving a plate j and the pusher h outwards. At the same time, it moves a latch plate o, which raises the switch plate l out of action, so that on the next stroke, when the plate j has been returned by a spring, the wedge passes over the peg n. To prepare for the next cycle, the wedge i lifts the switch plate l by impacting on a projection u, and pushes the latch plate o into its former position. A slot is cut in the presser-foot to correspond with the pusher k. The Provisional Specification states that the invention is applicable to blind stitching.
Patent GB-190319355-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Submarine Vessels for use in Obtaining Sponges and for other purposes.
Inventor: RAOUL JEAN MARIE
Filed: 1903-09-08
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 19,355. Raoul, J. M. Sept. 8. Submarine vessels; salvage vessels.-Relates to submarine vessels for cutting and raising sponges, shells, &c., and for raising submerged objects, and consists, mainly, in equalizing the pressures on the inner and outer side of a ball joint forming the pivot about which the nippers turn. In the drawings shown, Fig. 2 is a continuation of Fig. 1. Water from the outside of the vessel acts on the lower side of the piston A' connected by the links and rods shown to the smaller piston B', which compresses the oil below it. This compressed oil acts on the grooves a of the ball S and balances the effect of the external water acting on the outer surface of the ball. The central rod T of the nippers has a small water channel K affording communication between the chambers J, J<1> fitted with pistons L, L', of which the latter forms part of the guided rack bar b gearing with a pinion on the jaw of the nippers. By turning the screw spindle M, pressure is transmitted through the channel K, or by a rod L<11>, to the rack-bar piston L'. The rod T also has an enlarged portion P forming a piston with the cylinder E fitted with the ball joint S and end stuffing-boxes. On opening the valve G, water flows through the channel H, and drives outwards the rod T, which is returned when the valve G is closed and the valve G<1> opened. A lever N is used for turning the rod T, while the body of the nippers is rotated when its axis is parallel to that of the drum 0 by causing the pinion Q<1> to engage the spur-wheel Q, and is oscillated around the centre of the ball S' by the lever N or the guided rope R.
Patent GB-190320226-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Acetylene Gas Generators.
Inventor: BLERIOT LOUIS
Filed: 1903-09-19
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 20,226. BlÚriot, L. Sept. 19. Acetylene. - Relates to gas generators, and to the hermetical sealing of the same. The outer chamber a contains water; the inner chamber b contains carbide or like material, while the box c is supplied with the drying-agent. The outer cover of the generator is formed by a piece e which has a shoulder f, resting on a washer g, of rubber, caoutchouc, or the like, which in turn is supported by the lid d of the box c. A pipe h and gas tap j serve for the exit of the dried gas. Riding on the screwed neck of the lid d is a wing-nut or thumbscrew k, which, when turned, compresses the washer g against the inside of the cylindrical box b, thereby sealing the latter. The outer cover of the generator e has also flanges l resting on a washer m of suitable material, and is provided with slotted openings for the reception of the screws o, by which means the covering-piece is retained in position upon the top of the generator.
Patent GB-190321581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Strength-testing, or Punching, Machines.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1903-10-07
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 21,581. Johnson, J. Y., [Special Novelty Co.]. Oct. 7. Dynamometers.-A coin-feed apparatus for testing the strength of a blow by the height to which a ball is projected is shown in section in Fig. 1. The blow is struck against the pad C, supported on a shaft S, compressing the spring s. The end of the shaft strikes one end of a lever L, the other end of which hits the ball b along a trackway composed of four wires fastened together by hoops. The ball traverses the loop, ascends the vertical portion to a height depending on the force of the blow, and is retained in that position, until released by another coin, by one of a series of pawls p, which are knocked aside as the ball goes up. A cross-over is provided at the bottom of the loop, so that the ball returns to the starting place without traversing the loop. A bell B' with striker is placed so as to indicate the maximum or average blow as desired, and a scale is placed beside the pawls to indicate the relative strengths of the blows. A suitable coin-controlled mechanism is used to raise the pawls by means of the pull rod 9, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. That shown in Fig. 1, consists of a plunger 14, operated by a pushbutton 16 and lever 15, which pushes the coin against the upturned end of the plate 10, forcing it back and lowering the pull rod 9 by means of the bell-crank lever and rod c'. In the absence of the coin, the plunger simply passes through a hole 13 in the plate.
Patent GB-190322598-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Direct-acting Pumping and like Engines.
Inventor: ATTWOOD WALTER WATKINS
Filed: 1903-10-20
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 22,598. Attwood, W. W. Oct. 20. Drawings to Specification. Steam pumps. - Relates to a valve gear for direct-acting pumping-engines, and consists in providing the steam cylinder with primary and secondary valve-chests within each of which work fluid-actuated slide valves, the primary valve having the usual function of controlling the supply of steam to the cylinder while the secondary valve, which is controlled directly from the main cylinder, regulates the working of the primary valve.
Patent GB-190327432-A (GB)
Title: Receptacle in a Piano-forte for Music or other Articles
Inventor: WELLS CHARLES WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-12-15
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 27,432. Wells, C. W. Dec. 15. Pianofortes with receptacles for music. The back lining of the frame and the ends a of the pianoforte case project above the frame, and the space between a horizontal partition b and the top of the case is divided up by partitions c and receives the music ; flaps d, e give access to the receptacle, or the whole receptacle may be fixed to the hinged top of the pianoforte.
Patent GB-190328739-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Fire Extinguishing Appliances.
Inventor: FIDDES JAMES
Filed: 1903-12-31
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 28,739. Fiddes, J. Dec. 31. Sprinklers, automatic; alarms, fire.- Sprinklers are connected to a pipe A, which is kept dry without the use of compressed air, but which, on the opening of a sprinkler or a rise of temperature, is flooded with water controlled by a valve which is closed bv a lever E and a glass strut G. In the form shown, the levers of the sprinklers normally make contact with springs S, but, on a rise of temperature, the electric circuit is broken and an electromagnet I releases a hammer H, which knocks away or breaks the glass &c. strut G normally holding the valve closed. Terminals K, K<1> may be fitted to close the circuit of a bell M. In another form, the electric circuit of the sprinklers, normally broken, is closed on a rise of temperature, and heats a wire in the strut G and fires an explosive charge therein, thereby releasing the lever E.
Patent GB-190400626-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Indicator Plates of Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: ROBINSON BENJAMIN
Filed: 1904-01-09
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 626. Robinson, B. Jan. 9. Velocipede lamps; carriage lamps.-Consists in forming the indicator plate of a motor vehicle as part of the lamp. The sides E, Fig. 3, form a skeleton frame, into grooves in which a thin m e t a stencil plate F, and an opal or other translucent glass plate H, are slid. The hinged front of the lamp is flanged and fits over the sides so as to hold the plates in the grooves, while the plates are prevented from rattling by means of curved springs or other suitable devices. A false bottom L may be arranged as shown to form the side of the grooves, and it is perforated near the inner edge of the glass, as is also a similar end-plate M, to admit air and keep the glass cool. Instead of a stencil, the letters &c. may be painted on the outer surface of the glass in opaque colour. The lamp sides may be placed at an angle, instead of being parallel, so that the numbers &c. may be read from near the front of a head lamp, and near the rear of a tail lamp. A tail lamp may have its bull's eye replaced by a stencil plate and glass, the lamp sides being formed of red and green glass.
Patent GB-190404428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Fastening Devices for Machinery Driving Bands, Belts and the like.
Inventor: ROBERTSON HUGH
Filed: 1904-02-23
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 4428. Robertson, H. Feb. 23. Belt and band fastenings for joining the ends of machinery driving bands or belts ; applicable to tapered bands used for driving motor cars or cycles. A U-shaped link a connects the ends of the band b. On the upper side may be placed a plate c formed with holes fitting over the arms a<1>, a<2> of the link a. A locking-device retains the parts in position. This device may be an S-shaped wire d, the curved ends of which engage holes in the arms a<1>, a<2>, as shown in Fig. 2, or the wire d may be fulcrumed on the plate c, or a pivoted bar d, Fig. 6, having serrated or oblique ends, may engage notches a<3>, a<4> in the arms.
Patent GB-190409046-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Screw Actions for Opening and Closing Fanlights, Casements and the like.
Filed: 1904-04-20
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 9046. Lockerbie & Wilkinson, and Duncan, R. April 20. Window opening and closing apparatus.-A screw F, rotated through bevel gear by means of a handle inserted in the axle a<2>, works in a nut h<1> at the bottom of an operating - rod H, the lower part of which is made tubular to receive the screw F, and slides in an outer tube J.
Patent GB-190409715-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ticket Punches.
Inventor: WILLIAMSON ALFRED
Filed: 1904-04-28
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 9715. Williamson, A. April 28. Ticket punches.-The apparatus described in Specification No. 4616, A.D. 1901, is modified as regards the means for operating the main plunger, the bell-mechanism, and the position of the lid giving access to the receptacle for punched-out pieces. Between the jaws a, Figs. 1 and 3, of the main plunger, is a transverse shaft, which can be rotated by means of an external stirrup-piece D against the action of a spring, and carries a cam B engaging with the jaws to cause reciprocation of the plunger. The full-stroke pawl K releases the pivoted piece G, which has a recess for the knob g<1> of the curved piece G<1>, on the distant end of which is the hammer g, both these parts being operated by the spring H. The lid E, Fig. 4, is hinged to the casing at the side, and has a slit open at one end for the detector paper, and a spring catch e'.
Patent GB-190414775-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Locks.
Inventor: DUMBELL JAMES STONE
Filed: 1904-07-01
Granted: 1905-05-04
Abstract: 14,775. Dumbell, J. S., and Kirby, A. G. July 1. Locks, key.-A hasp or other lock is so arranged that the bolt may be shot without using the key. Figs. 1 and 2 show a hasp lock for a travelling trunk. When the hasp i is pressed inwards, the spring-pressed piece f is depressed automatically, thereby allowing the bolt a to be shot by the spring g. Instead of the piece f being depressed automatically, it may be arranged to be operated by the finger.