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Patent GB-189809630-A (GB)
Title: Improved Elastic Tire for Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: BRENDEL MICHAEL
Filed: 1898-04-26
Granted: 1898-06-04
Abstract: 9630. Brendel, M. April 26. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-Within a cover A of rubber, canvas, or leather is placed a spring B bent to have circular turns, the wire being made to cross each complete circle twice along curved lines as illustrated in the Figures. Corrugations G are formed in the cover to engage the spring, and the tyre is attached to the rim by a spring H situated within the spring and having punched-up tongues J, which are bent to grasp the coils of the spring, the strip being held on the rim by screws M engaging therewith. In a modified form, loops are formed at the tread and rim end of each circle of the spring ; a corrugated rubber tube passes through the outer loops and a rod or wire passes through the inner loops.
Patent GB-189811581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Mixing and Distributing Appliances for Fibrous or Granular Materials.
Inventor: HULME STEPHEN
Filed: 1898-05-23
Granted: 1899-04-08
Abstract: 11,581. Hulme, S. May 23. Mixing grain &c.-Relates to an appliance for mixing fibrous materials, such as cotton, or granular materials, s u c h as wheat, and consists of a centrifugal distributer A, of the form shown, which is caused to deposit the material at a varying radius by varying its speed of rotation. The shaft B of the distributer is driven by a band C passing over guidepulleys C<1> to a pulley d<4>, which is driven by spur gearing from the shaft of a conical roller D<1>. This is connected to the driving- roller D by a belt, which is moved to and fro along the rollers by belt-fork levers E, E' geared together at E<3> and actuated by a weighted lever G, the free end of which carries a roller in contact with a cam H. The cam receives a slow motion from the shaft of the roller D by worm and wheel and an epicyclic train.
Patent GB-189812336-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Glass Panels and the like for Decorative and similar Purposes.
Inventor: LINDEMANN LISBETH
Filed: 1898-06-01
Granted: 1899-05-06
Abstract: 12,336. Lindemann, L. June 1. Ornamenting glass surfaces. - Two sheets of glass a, b are held apart by strips of cork and connected by bands and putty. The front plate is preferably slightly uneven or undulating, and has a rough back on which a design is painted. The back plate is painted with a bright opaque colour, and forms a reftecting-background. Socalled cathedral glass may be used.
Patent GB-189814725-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Variable Speed Driving Gear.
Inventor: ERKER WILHELM
Filed: 1898-07-04
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 14,725. Erker, W., and L÷ffler, O. July 4. Toothed gearing, variable-speed, for cycles &c. The invention is described as applied to the crank axle of a cycle, and is shown in the position for 'power.' The axle B carries a bevel-wheel F which gears with a bevel pinion C', on the shaft of which is a bevel pinion C gearing with bevel teeth A<1> on the face of the chain-wheel A. The chainwheel is loose on the axle B, and the bevel-wheel F is connected thereto by a keyway so as to be free to slide longitudinally. To change the gear, a block J with a cam-slot is depressed, causing the piece D carrying the axle c to move sidewards, taking the bevel pinions C, C' out of gear. At the same time a lever I pushes a slide g<2> in the opposite direction, so as to move the bevel-wheel F and lock it by means of projections a' and recesses to the chain-wheel, which is then driven direct. The block J is actuated by a handle on the frame through connecting-rods, levers, &c.
Patent GB-189905961-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method or Process for Treating the Germ of Wheat for Food Purposes.
Inventor: SMITH RICHARD
Filed: 1899-03-18
Granted: 1900-02-17
Abstract: 5961. Smith, R. March 18. Preparing flour and meal from wheat germs.-The germ of wheat is mixed with sugar or saccharin, or a mixture of both, and heated to a temperature of about 350‹ F., to preserve it and render it suitable for food purposes.
Patent GB-189906706-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus relating to the Manufacture of Stereotype Plates.
Inventor: NEWTON HENRY EDWARD
Filed: 1899-03-28
Granted: 1899-05-13
Abstract: 6706. Newton, H. E., [Hoe, R.]. March 28. Gas stoves for melting stereotype metal. The melting-pot 46 is placed in an aperture in a casing 44, and is heated by a burner comprising a chamber 47, separated by a plate 48 into two compartments 49, 50, respectively supplied with gas and compressed air from pipes 55, 54. The gas issues into the heating-chamber from pipes 57, which have their outlets surrounded by annular air passages 58.
Patent GB-189911154-A (GB)
Title: Improved Piston Ring Pliers.
Inventor: DAVIS EDMUND JAMES
Filed: 1899-05-29
Granted: 1900-05-26
Abstract: 11,154. Davis, E. J. May 29. Pistons, pliers for expanding packing - rings for. Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 15,347, A.D. 1892. To the end of each jaw J is riveted or brazed &c. a strip of steel A with a lip B pointing outwards. Two methods of attachment are shown.
Patent GB-189915102-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Covering or Surface Tiles, Slabs, and other Articles, partly applicable to Cement.
Inventor: SELLARS JOHN CARRINGTON
Filed: 1899-07-22
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 15,102. Sellars, J. C. July 22. Slabs, facing-tiles, building-blocks, &c.-Slate waste or refuse is ground to powder and worked into a plastic condition with sodium silicate, potassium silicate, or a solution in which the silica has been precipitated by an acid. The plastic material is moulded into slabs, tiles, building blocks, slates, or other articles, which are dried while under pressure in porous or other moulds. The dried articles may be dipped in or treated several times with sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, alumina or an aluminous solution, or sodium silicate, or with a solution of sodium silicate and a salt of iron. The plastic material may be used as a fireproof cement or mortar, either with, or without the addition of small quantities of Portland or other cement. Hearthstones may be moulded in situ ; or the composition may be used for partitions, walls, roofs, &c. The articles may be coated with colour, as described in Specifications No. 3527, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Paints &c.], and No. 12,985, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Cements &c.]. Filtering-slabs for acids, liquids, and gases are made of ground slate and silicate of soda.
Patent GB-189920882-A (GB)
Title: Improved Sliding Contact for Telescopic or similar Adjustable Electroliers.
Inventor: WEIDLICH MORITZ
Filed: 1899-10-18
Granted: 1899-12-16
Abstract: 20,882. Weidlich, M., and Nies, K., [trading as Sõchsische Broncewaarenfabrik Actiengesellschaft]. Oct. 18. Electroliers.-An electrolier has an inner tube a, sliding in a fixed tube b, and provided with a pin to engage recesses in the tube b, for supporting the inner tube at any height. The inner tube is lined with insulating-material, and the space within it is divided by an insulating- partition w into two channels, each containing a straight bare wire d<1>. These wires pass through bare loops o formed laterally on the ends of the insulated supply wires d, sliding connections being thus provided.
Patent GB-189923064-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gullies and in Traps therefor.
Filed: 1899-11-20
Granted: 1900-09-29
Abstract: 23,064. Place & Sons, J., and Place, W. H. Nov. 20. Gully traps.- The trap B, made integrally with the receptacle A, is attached externally so as not to lessen the capacity of the gully. A cleaning- opening is made at D.
Patent GB-189925440-A (GB)
Title: Improved Valve-gear, with Mechanism for Throwing out of Gear.
Inventor: STUMPF JOHANN
Filed: 1899-12-22
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 25,440. Stumpf, J. Dec. 22. Valve gear.-Relates to releasing gear for beat valves. The valve spindle a can be raised by a bent lever pivoted in the valve bonnet at d. About the pivot d is rocked an arm f by an eccentric and rod h. The arm f carries a latch lever g capable of engaging the valve-actuating bent lever and having a tail k by which it may be released. The release is effected by a cam adjusted by an arm m connected either to a combined shaft governor and eccentric or to an ordinary governor.
Patent GB-190003810-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Attaching Colour Tickets or Samples to Cards.
Inventor: BRADT CHAUNCEY DURYEA
Filed: 1900-02-27
Granted: 1900-09-08
Abstract: 3810. Bradt, C. D. Feb. 27. Displaying.-In attaching colour tickets or samples to cards, the samples are placed in compartments O formed by partitions P<1>, p<2> which are slit at the bottom and top edge respectively so as to interlock, and w h i c h are received in grooves in the sides and ends of the frame F of the machine. Pistons p<4>, which support the samples, rest on a rubber pad R which is supported on a table D adapted to be raised and lowered by screw and piston gearing, worked by hand. The previously-pasted card to which the samples are to be attached is placed on the inner face U of the cover C, being guided into position by clips at the end of the cover, and resting at its lower edge on catches K<2> attached to the inner side of the cover. When the cover, which is hinged, is thrown back as shown to receive the card, fingers I<2> mounted on a rocking shaft S<3> are turned outwards from the cover by reason of cranks B on the shaft abutting against projections p<6> on the machine frame. When the cover is turned down over the samples, the fingers I<2> are pressed towards the card by the springs V. The cover is then secured by a catch l<4>, and the pistons are raised through the table D to attach the samples.
Patent GB-190010790-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drawing Taps for Aerated Waters and the like.
Inventor: BARON BERNHARD
Filed: 1900-06-13
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 10,790. Baron, B. June 13. Measured quantities, delivering.-A tap for drawing-off aÙrated waters and the like into a vessel containing flavouring or medicated material is shown in sectional elevation in Figs. 1 and 2 in views taken at right-angles. A plug 16 is fitted into the upper end of the chamber 1, and contains a rotary plug or disc valve 15, provided with two U-shaped passages 33, 34. The disc valve is first turned so that the pipe from the aÙrated liquid receptacle can fill the chamber through the valve and its hollow extension 14. A further movement of the valve shuts off the liquid supply, and allows gas to escape through the valve to an escape pipe 23. A continued movement of the disc valve causes the cam 13 on the lower end of the valve to actuate the rod 12 of the discharge valve 5, which opens, and the liquid is discharged through the outlet 7. A communication is then made between the liquid supply pipe and a pipe 29 by means of the passage 34 in the disc valve, and a jet of water escapes through the outlet and mixes up the materials in the vessel.
Patent GB-190014661-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Peat Fuel and the like
Inventor: MCNAMEE FRANCIS
Filed: 1900-08-16
Granted: 1901-08-03
Abstract: 14,661. McNamee, F. Aug. 16. Fuel.-Peat fuel or the like may be made by mixing partially-dried and pulped peat with limestone, pitch, coal tar, and creosote, sugar, or any suitable oil, fat, or grease. The mixture is passed through a pug-mill, and the plastic mass, thus obtained, is cut or pressed into blocks.
Patent GB-190022316-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Cables or Conductors.
Inventor: GLOVER WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1900-12-07
Granted: 1901-10-12
Abstract: 22,316. Glover, W. J. Dec. 7. Cables.-Relates to improvements in the class of conductors described in Specification No. 4461, A.D. 1900, the central and other conductors being formed of rolled or otherwise formed strips of metal provided with V-grooves on one or both faces. The strips, when bent, have the edges of the V-grooves brought together so as to form an equivalent solid central conductor d or an annular conductor a for the outer conductor.
Patent GB-190101571-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mangles and in Mangling Textile Piece Goods.
Inventor: EDMESTON CHARLES
Filed: 1901-01-23
Granted: 1901-11-16
Abstract: 1571. Edmeston, C. Jan. 23. Rollers or cylinders.-In mangling textile piece goods, one or more of the rollers are formed of metal with finely-engraved lines or patterns.
Patent GB-190102406-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ships' Hulls
Inventor: GOULAEFF ERAST EWGENIEWITSCH
Filed: 1901-02-04
Granted: 1901-08-17
Abstract: 2406. Goulaeff, E. E. Feb. 4. Ships' hulls; stability, increasing; compartments. -Fig. 1 shows a midship section of the hull of a war-ship superposed on that of a similar vessel of ordinary form. This type of hull is equally applicable to merchant vessels. Below the top of the armour-belt the hull is made much wider than usual, the extra width being sufficient to allow of at least two rows of water-tight chambers f from stem to stern. The bottom is flatter than usual, the draught of the vessel being thereby slightly reduced. The hull is largely subdivided by bulkheads, which strengthen the bottom against torpedoes and submarine mines.
Patent GB-190102475-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Fish-plates or Supports for Connecting the Ends of Railway and similar Rails.
Filed: 1901-02-05
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 2475. Lake, H. H., [Continuous Rail Joint Co.]. Feb. 5. Rail joints ; chairs.-The joints are made with a pair of fishplates with plain or with corrugated or ribbed bases, which may rest on the adjacent sleepers. The plates have the parts 6,8 embracing the rail foot, and these may be extended to form the part 7, or that part may be omitted. The vertical member 5 preferably bears under the head. Either or both the members 7, 8 are bent downwards in the centre, as at 9, 91, or these bulges may be omitted.
Patent GB-190104512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire-grate Attachments.
Inventor: DIETERLE CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1901-03-02
Granted: 1901-04-06
Abstract: 4512. Dieterle, C. March 2. Grates and fuel holders.-Resting upon the grate bars c, by means of shoulders b, are sets of vertical plates a, having enlarged tops and narrow lower portions passing through the giate. Each plate is spaced from its neighbours by projections e thereon engaging with those on the adjacent plates. All the plates are braced together by rods d passing through holes in the plates, and secured by end nuts or the like. In another form, the top of each plate is triangular, instead of semicircular in shape. Several plates may be cast together.
Patent GB-190106953-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Heating Systems.
Inventor: TRANE JAMES ALEXANDER
Filed: 1901-04-02
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 6953. Trane, J. A. April 2. Heating buildings &c.- Relates to means for discharging the air, forced from the radiators used in heating systems, into the atmosphere. With a single-pipe heating system, each radiator is fitted with the automatic a i r valve shown in Fig. 2, in which the casing i is closed by the cap i<3> carrying the screw plug i<5> and the expansible plug i<6>, which controls the air inlet i<2>. The discharge pipes J are connected together and to the escape sealing-device L, Fig. 3. The tube m<5> is supported by the cap m<3>, and dips into mercury or other liquid. The air escape vent m<7> is arranged above the liquid seal.
Patent GB-190109092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Momentum Car Brakes.
Inventor: MCCOLLUM THOMAS EDWARD
Filed: 1901-05-02
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 9092. McCollum, T. E., and Elmsley, R. May 2. Brakes, momentum. Fig. 1 shows a sectional plan, and Fig. 2 a side elevation. On the car axle A is mounted fast a sleeve B with a flange C, and capable of sliding laterally, but not of rotating, on the sleeve B is mounted a disc G. Loosely between these is mounted the drum D on which the chain by which the brakes are applied is to be wound. The flanges E, F of this drum are provided with fibrous frictional rings O. The drum D is gripped between the flanges C, G, and caused to rotate with the axle when the brake is to be applied, owing to the wedge-like action of a pair of rollers J which are forced in between the plate G and an abutment H formed by a ring secured to the sleeve B. The rollers J are operated by a pull on the rod R connected by a spring with the rigging shown in Fig. 2. The axles of the rollers J are hollow, and are provided with oiling pipes p ; the drum D is made with an oil reservoir l and oil duct n ; and the friction discs are furnished with oil-retaining and dust-excluding plates and ridges Q, r.
Patent GB-190110272-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brackets for Supporting Gutters or Spouting.
Inventor: BALLINGER THOMAS
Filed: 1901-05-17
Granted: 1901-07-13
Abstract: 10,272. Ballinger, T., and Milligan, W. May 17. Holdfasts.-Relates to brackets for supporting gutters or spouting beneath the eaves of buildings. The bracket 1 is shaped to correspond to the gutter 2, and is preferably made of a double thickness of galvanized iron, having the hook 6 pivoted in the loop or eye at the end so as to clasp the bead of the gutter when in position. The feet 4, 5 are turned upwardly and downwardly and fixed to the board 8, and the foot 4 may have the hook 9, under which the gutter edge is inserted.
Patent GB-190110737-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Circuit-breakers.
Filed: 1901-05-23
Granted: 1901-06-29
Abstract: 10,737. British Thomson - Houston Co., [Stewart, S. B.]. May 23. Cut-outs; switches.-Relates to switches, adapted for use on trolley cars or in supply stations, which are opened automatically in case of overload. The main contact 1 is carried on a bar 14, and the shunt or sparking contact 2 is carried on a lever pivoted on a stud 7. The lower end of the lever is pivoted on a stud 6 on the bar 14, which is pivoted to a link 10 so that it has a parallel motion. The handle 11 is pivoted at 12, and provided with an extension adapted to engage the stud 6 to close the switch as shown in Fig. 1. The switch is locked in this position by a catch 13 engaging a bevelled shoulder 14 on the bar 6. The bar 13 is held in this position by a dog 17 pivoted on the stud 12. The dog is formed with a projection 19 arranged in the path of one end of the armature 21 of the over-load magnet 3, and also in the path of a pin 20 mounted on the operating-handle so that the catch is released automatically or by hand. The shunt contacts are fitted in a shoot 27 in proximity to the poles, formed in part by the casing, of the blow-out magnet 23. A spring 8 gives a quick break when the catch is released.
Patent GB-190112608-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lifesaving Garments
Inventor: KUHLMANN HANS
Filed: 1901-06-20
Granted: 1901-08-17
Abstract: 12,608. Kuhlmann, H. June 20. Wearing-apparel, buoyant.-Between the material d and the lining e of the garment there is a bag b of rubber sheeting, which is provided with stays c and can be inflated by the wearer by means of a mouth tube. Fig. 3 shows the collapsed bag, and Fig. 4 its condition when inflated.
Patent GB-190112734-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hay and Straw Elevating Apparatus for Hay and Straw Barns.
Inventor: GRETTON JOHN
Filed: 1901-06-22
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 12,734. Gretton, J. June 22. Ropes, arranging and guiding; lifting-dogs.- Consists of apparatus for facilitating the stacking in barns of hay, straw, &c. A lifting-fork A is attached to a rope D fixed at one end and at the other end D<3> connected to hauling-gear, and running over pulleys F mounted in the ridge beam of the barn. The fork A is pulled on to the wagon by the rope Hand filled, and on then pulling the rope the fork is lifted over the point of discharge and opened by means of the usual release rope. In a modification, the fork is attached to one end of the rope, which hangs from a single pulley.
Patent GB-190113375-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Bleaching, Dyeing, Washing and otherwise Treating Fibres, Filaments and Woven Fabrics by Means of Circulating Liquids.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1901-07-01
Granted: 1902-03-06
Abstract: 13,375. Imray, O., [Roesch & Cie., C.]. July 1. Fibres, treating with liquids; yarns, finishing.- Relates to apparatus for bleaching, dyeing, washing, and otherwise treating fibres and filaments with circulating liquids. A perforated receptacle a for the material to be treated is rotatably mounted within an outer vessel c, the annular space between the two vessels being divided into two compartments by means of bars or ribs d, fitting with packing-material e against the inner vessel. The compartment f is connected with the suction pipe and the compartment g with the forcing pipe of a circulating pump, or vice versÔ. As the inner vessel rotates, the liquid is forced diametrically through the material in a continuously-changing direction, thus securing uniform treatment of the material.
Patent GB-190124524-A (GB)
Title: Improved Metallic Alloys.
Inventor: NEWTON CHARLES BILLINGTON JOHN
Filed: 1901-12-03
Granted: 1902-10-23
Abstract: 24,524. Billington, C., and Newton, J., [trading as Billington & Newton], and Billington, C. Dec. 3. Alloys capable of being hot-rolled or squirted for making sheets, wire, rods, tubes, &c. The alloy consists of about 60 to 80 per cent. of copper and 40 to 20 per cent. of zinc, to which is added ¢ to 4 per cent. of silicon. When the metal is to be exposed to sea-water, about 1 per cent. of tin is also added.
Patent GB-190202145-A (GB)
Title: Improved Ventilating Fan or Screen.
Inventor: BOSCH KARL
Filed: 1902-01-27
Granted: 1902-04-27
Abstract: 2145. Bosch, K. Jan. 27. Screens.-A screw fan for domestic ventilation is constructed so that the vanes can be brought into one plane and the apparatus serve as a fire screen. The blade stems a may terminate in cranks f, Fig. 5, which are engaged by pins g on the boss h, or in screws k, Fig. 7, working in nuts c and which are caused to turn by end pressure applied by the cone m on the boss i.
Patent GB-190205124-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process of and Apparatus for Killing Animals.
Inventor: HOFFMANN PAUL
Filed: 1902-02-28
Granted: 1902-04-03
Abstract: 5124. Hoffmann, P. Feb. 28. Vessels with pistons; direct explosive-gas pressure apparatus; syringes.-Animals, including fish and fowls, are killed by forcing water or other liquid into the cranial cavity through a hollow puncheon. In the apparatus shown in section in Fig. 1, a puncheon provided with holes or slots h, i, a perforated plug m, an adjustable stop l, and a head k, passes through a piston d and cylinder a. The stop l is set so that the piston moves with the puncheon only on penetration of the skull. The apertures in the puncheon are arranged one behind the other for strength. In the modification shown in section in Fig. 4, pressure is applied to the liquid by means of a cartridge q which is placed in a seat p in a screwed cover o of the cylinder a, and exploded by means of an igniting-disc r and annular projection s loose on the puncheon.
Patent GB-190206817-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telephone Sets.
Inventor: KINGSBURY JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1902-03-20
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 6817. Kingsbury, J. E., [Bell Telephone Manufacturing Co.]. March 20. Telephones.-In a telephone set for battery calling, the transmitter diaphragm M is protected by a perforated metal disc A, placed in front of it. A portion U of the edge of this disc is bent to fit the receiver C, which is held in place when not in use by springs R, connection being made between the line and the signal-bell circuit through the metal casing of the receiver. When the receiver is removed from its support, the springs R will rest upon the contacts I and J and close the talking-circuits. The contact I is carried by a metal ring P on the back of the diaphragm.