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Patent GB-190125901-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Section Insulators for the Overhead Construction for Electric Tramways or Railways.
Inventor: LOGGEY WILLIAM HERON
Filed: 1901-12-19
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 25,901. Loggeyg W. H., and Hewer, F. Dec. 19. Electric railways and tramways with overhead conductors. Conductors; insulation.-Section insulators are made with a centre casting c and insulated bolts b connecting the terminals a on each side of the trolley wire in such a manner that the centre lines are on the same horizontal plane. The trolley wires are secured by clamps &c. in grooves in the terminals a. The path for the trolley wheel is formed by the underside of the terminals and by a piece of insulating-material d placed between them, or by the two overlapping strips s between which an air gap is left.
Patent GB-190204608-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Receptacle for Watches in Connection with a Source of Electric Light.
Inventor: ARNOLD CAROLUS
Filed: 1902-02-24
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 4608. Arnold, C. Feb. 24. Illuminated watches.-Relates to receptacles in which a watch can be kept at night. The case has a spring lid, and the push-piece e which releases the lid also makes a contact and completes an electric circuit containing a lamp c. The source of electricity is a dry battery &c. b.
Patent GB-190207146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Forming Duplicate Sound Record Cylinders of Celluloid or similar Materials and the Apparatus and Devices connected therewith.
Inventor: PETIT ADEMOR NAPOLEON
Filed: 1902-03-24
Granted: 1903-03-24
Abstract: 7146. Petit, A. N. March 24. Moulding phonograph records. - Relates to the production of celluloid &c. phonograph records from a master record. A master record a, Fig. 2, is treated with plumbago to render the surface conducting, and is fitted with a cap 3, on the outer sloping face of which the name of the record is cut. Copper end-pieces c, d are then employed to hold the record in position and to form suitable end portions of the electrodeposited mould of copper, which is built up to the dotted line ; b is a detachable base-plate and 6, 6 are the electric connecting-wires joining the two end-pieces to the lead. The mould c, Fig. 1, fitted with a celluloid blank f having..an inturned flange at the upper end, and a folded portion at the end, is then fitted on to a base-plate g, pressure rings and packing k being fitted to each end by extension rods m to form airtight joints, so that air and moisture can be exhausted from between the mould and blank faces ; 9 is a screw valve to close this connection when the mould is ready for insertion into the heating and pressure chamber. The mould is shown in the pressure chamber n, there being accommodation for a number of such moulds. The chamber is closed by a lid, and steam or hot water admitted under pressure. After moulding, the records are shrunk out of the moulds by cooling the chamber with cold water.
Patent GB-190208216-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Car Pushers or Shunting Levers
Inventor: BOYER EDWARD C
Filed: 1902-04-08
Granted: 1902-07-17
Abstract: 8216. Boyer, E. C., and Radford, F. April 8. Shunting, levers for.-The base-plate 1 has a lug 5 to which the operating-lever 6 is pivoted, and contains grooves in which is a slide plate 3 fitted with a chock 4 having side guide-flanges 10. A spring 12 mounted on a rod 11 bears against the rear end of the plate 3 and the rear wall of the lug 5, and the plate 1 has guide-flanges 13 with lateral lugs 14, between which is secured a knife 15 cut away to fit the upper edge of the rails, the reduced portion being bevelled to form the biting-edge.
Patent GB-190212479-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Balls for Playing Golf and other Games
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
Filed: 1902-05-31
Granted: 1902-07-03
Abstract: 12,479. Kempshall, E. May 31. Moulding b a l ls.- Golf &c. balls are made with a core of soft rubber, which is compressed within an outer hard shell. In one arrangement, a seamless hollow sphere 2 of soft rubber is partly filled with gutta - percha, which is preferably introduced in a fluid condition by means of a funnel. After the funnel has been withdrawn, the hole is plugged and the sphere is enclosed in hemispherical shells 7, 8 of gutta-percha, celluloid, &c., which are then compressed and welded upon it in heated dies 9, 10. The compression reduces the sphere from the size indicated by dotted lines to that shown in full lines, thus forming the gutta-percha into a solid centre-piece 1. The centre-piece need not be of hard or solid material.
Patent GB-190214306-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fire, Burglar, or like Signal or Alarm Devices.
Inventor: WIDMER XAVER
Filed: 1902-06-24
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 14,306. Widmer, X. Aug. 31, A.D. 1501, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Alarms, burglar and like.-Consist of means for closing an electric circuit when the balance of a lever is disturbed. A screen g is suspended on one end of a lever c, its weight being counterbalanced by a counterweight e, so that the lever, when undisturbed, remains in a horizontal position. When the screen is consumed by fire or touched by a burglar, the balance of the lever is disturbed and contact is made either with the plate k or with l. Either of those movements closes an electric alarm circuit, the terminals of which are connected to the fulcrum of the lever and to the bracket k, l.
Patent GB-190218669-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Game.
Inventor: SNELL ARTHUR BARTRAM
Filed: 1902-08-25
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 18,669. Snell, A. B. Aug. 25. Games played with model animals.-A rod k passes through a knob h at the upper end of a vertical pivot mounted in a bearing contained in a hollow support b, and carries at one end figures representing, for example, a pack of hounds l pursuing a hare m, and at the other end a balance weight n. The head h is milled at i, and can be rotated by the fingers. The support b is secured by cords c and cleats d to a board a or to a table, and the hare m is supported from a hook s at the end of a wire q attached to the rod k by a sleeve p, and can be displaced from this hook if struck upon a particular spot by a ball x attached by a piece of string to a strip of cane &c. w fixed to the handle u of a striking-appliance provided for each player. The apparatus is caused to rotate, and each player shoots at the hare &c., in turn. In a modified form of the striking-appliance, the strip of cane is replaced by a short lever pivotally connected to the handle and controlled by an elastic cord. If desired, the weight n may be dispensed with, and the rod k may be produced to carry a second set of animals at its other end. Also, the base may be weighted so as to dispense with the fastening-cords.
Patent GB-190218897-A (GB)
Title: A Collapsable Protecting Device for Closet Seats
Inventor: FRANKEN ISAK
Filed: 1902-08-28
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 18,897. Franken, I. Aug. 28. Closet seat guards.-A number of segments a of celluloid &c. are flanged on the outer and inner edges so that, when not in use, they may be telescoped together. In a modification, the segments are hinged and folded together.
Patent GB-190221189-A (GB)
Title: The Manufacture of a Safety Explosive or Blasting Substance
Inventor: POETTER HEINRICH
Filed: 1902-09-29
Granted: 1902-11-06
Abstract: 21,189. Poetter, R. Sept. 29. Explosives.-Consists of a mixture of 82À7 parts of ammonium nitrate, 1 part of dinitrobenzol, 11À5 parts of turmeric, and 4À8 parts of copper oxalate.
Patent GB-190222420-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Potato Diggers
Inventor: MEIKLE JAMES
Filed: 1902-10-15
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 22,420. Meikle, J. Oct 15. Potato diggers.-Relates to potato diggers having a rotary shaft to which forks are radially secured. The rotary shaft a is inclined to the line of travel of the machine, and is driven at a slower speed than is usual. Two or more wheels with forks c are secured to the shaft a. An inclined plate d is provided to guide the tops to one side of the machine. The usual share, not shown in Fig. 2, is employed in combination with the forks.
Patent GB-190225345-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Attaching Sacks to the Spouts of Thrashing Machines, and for analogous purposes.
Inventor: MARSHALL JAMES
Filed: 1902-11-18
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 25,345. Marshall, J. Nov. 18. Sack-holders.-In a sack-holder for thrashing- machines &c., the sack is gripped between a movable eccentric or cam and a fixed surface, so that its weight tends to tighten the grip. In the arrangement shown, the lower edge of the sack engages the lip a of the spout A, and the upper edge is placed between the serrated or rough surfaces of the eccentric C and the piece b of the fixed bracket B. The eccentric is partially rotated about the pin c by means of the handle c<2>, and grips the sack.
Patent GB-190228782-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Looms for Weaving Tufted Pile Fabrics and more particularly for Weaving "Moquette" Carpets of great width
Inventor: TOMKINSON GERALD
Filed: 1902-12-30
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 28,782. Tomkinson, G., and Young, H. Dec. 30. Looms, pile forming and cutting in.-Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 22,604, A.D. 1898. The end arms a' of the spool frames are connected rigidly with the curved arms a<2>, Figs. 5 and 7, which are provided with projections a<7> to enter into the gaps in the chain links and with spring catches a<5> for securing the frames to the chains. When the frame is required to be transferred to the holders a<10>, the catches a<5> are first released by downwardly-operated spring rods a", and then, by the further downward movement of the rods, the frames are pushed firmly into the holders. Between each end of the lay and the corresponding stationary shuttle box is mounted a spring finger b, Fig. 9, which, when the lay is in its most backward position, is below the warp, as shown, but, when a shoot of weft has been inserted, is moved quickly forwards by a spring b<1> so as to move the weft out of the way of the nippers and into a proper position to be acted upon by the lay. The knife-plates f, Fig. 12, are mounted to slide in adjustable guides e<1> carried by balanced levers e, which are held positively in their lowest position on the stops i by means of links d and levers operated by cams. The knives are raised by means of a weighted chain l<1>. The knifeplates are operated through adjustable rods, spring levers, and cams, these means being independent of the side arms or levers which support the knives. The wide end of each section of the front knife f<1>, Fig. 17, is provided with a detachable finger f<2> for guiding the front knife under the rear knife and dividing the pile warps to secure the correct cutting thereof.
Patent GB-190304827-A (GB)
Title: Improved Gravel Screen.
Inventor: RAMSEY THOMAS SAMUEL GEORGE
Filed: 1903-03-02
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 4827. Ramsey, T. S. G. March 2. Sifting gravel, coal, ashes, &c.- Relates to the construction of a fixed screen for sifting gravel, coal, asbes, lime, and the like. The sifting- surface b is made with a number of carved or angular corrugations, a s shown in Fig. 1. The wires forming the screen are secured to crossrods c fixed in the sides of the frame a. Metal plates d are fixed to the top and bottom members of the frame, to cover the ends of the screen wires where they are attached to the frame.
Patent GB-190310373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Chronographs
Inventor: WILDERMAN MEYER
Filed: 1903-05-07
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 10,373. Wildermann, M., and Mond, R. L. May 7. Chronographs. - Relates more especially to chronographs o f the type described in Specification No. 19,181, A.D. 1897. The screwed spindle f turns in a half-nut s, the coaxial spindle has a feather m instead of a groove, the wheel k thereon is supported by antifriction rollers n engaging a groove r in its hub, and the tracing-arm h is counterbalanced by a nut v on a screw u. The tracer 7, Fig. 4, operated through wires or links 2, x and a bell crank, by means of an electromagnet i, Fig. 1, as previously, is carried by a small slide 5, on guide-rods 6 with springs. Having a spring clip, the tracer is, preferably, hinged to the slide. To give different speeds, change wheels may be provided in place of the wheel k, and the clockwork d is controlled by a fly governor e, preferably of the type described in Specification No. 17,466, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Governors &c.]. The drum may be mounted so that it can be turned to give a convenient starting point. The screw spindle being divided by an insulating-coupling, two pens and electrical connections may be worked independently. A vertical arrangement with ball-bearings is described.
Patent GB-190310981-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Pocket or Receptacle for Fountain-pens, Pencils, Spectacles, Surgical and other Instruments and the like.
Inventor: GREEN CHARLES
Filed: 1903-05-14
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 10,981. Green, C. May 14. Spectacles. - Cases for spectacles &c. are made by moulding or stamping one or more cavities B, Fig. 4, in a piece A of leather, paper, papier - mÔchÚ, cardboard, metal, wood pulp, celluloid, or leather and rubber substitutes, or combinations o these materials. In one end of the cavity an incision is made, and the tongue D is then turned down to form an end opening. The piece A is stitched to a backing.
Patent GB-190311466-A (GB)
Title: Improved Feed for Cartridge Belt Filling Machines
Inventor: RAMSAY JAMES
Filed: 1903-05-20
Granted: 1904-05-20
Abstract: 11,466. Ramsay, J., and Riddle, T. E. May 20. Machine guns.-Relates to feed-devices for cartridge - belt charging-machines of the kind described in Specifications No.3249, A.D. 1896, and No. 1246, A.D. 1899. Fig. i is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 a front elevation. The cartridges, which are carried in boxes containing two rows or columns of ten, are introduced in the channels i<1>, i<2> of a shoot I, one of the channels at a time being opposite the mouth h' of the hopper H of the beltcharging machine. The shoot I can be turned about a pivot pin i, so that either of the channels i<1>, i<2> supplies the cartridges. The rocking motion of the shoot is limited by an arm i<3>, connected to the pivot pin i and having a stop i' working in a slot h<2> formed in the extension h of the hopper ; the shoot is held in either position by a spring bolt i<5> engaging with a stud or roller on the extension h. Figs. 8 and 9 show a device for causing the shoot I to oscillate so as to use each of the channels in turn. The pivot pin i carries an arm i<3x> engaging at its lower end with a horizontallyrocking arm i<7> carried on a vertical axis ix, which has on its lower end an arm with hook-shaped ends i<8>, i<9> and a central projection i<19>, having inclined sides. This hook-ended arm lies in the path of a pin d<1> on a spring-controlled crank d pivoted to the end of the reciprocating pusher D of the belt-charging machine. When the pin d<1> meets the projection i<10>, it is guided by an incline to engage one of the hooks i<8>, i<9> and so turn the arm i<7>. In another modification, the stationary shoot and hopper are in one piece with a transverse guide-way formed above the hopper for a reciprocating carrier I<1>, Fig. 12, which has slots I<4>, I<5> to receive the cartridges. The mechanism for causing the reciprocation of the carrier I<5> is similar to that for the shoot shown in Figs. 8 and 9. A. shoot intended for use with rimless cartridges carried in clips is shown in Fig. 17. The mouth is provided with inclined surfaces i<14>, which force apart the sides of the clip when that is pushed down, so that the cartridges fall by gravity into the shoot.
Patent GB-190317001-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Electric Stopping Apparatus for Lace and Net Machines.
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1903-08-04
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 17,001. Mills, B. J. B., [Pocheron, A , and Cellery, F.]. Aug. 4. Lace machines.- To bring brake and stoppage mechanism into action electrically in the case of any thread being broken, the edge of the lace or net a is felt by light. metal fingers f, preferably of aluminium, which fall, at a hole caused by a broken thread, against a conductor l. These fingers are on a rail g which is reciprocated through a distance slightly in excess of the distance between the fingers.
Patent GB-190318154-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Cyclists Combination Tool.
Inventor: RICHARDSON SAM THOMAS
Filed: 1903-08-22
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 18,154. Richardson, S. T., and Price, R. Aug. 22. Combination tools.- The two hinged parts 1, 2 of a cyclist's combination tool are notched at 5, 7, 20, 21 to form nut and spoke-nipple wrenches, at 14 to form wire nippers, and have plier faces 15 and projections 17 to serve as a screwdriver, or for adjusting bearing-cones. The parts are externally notched, and their opening is limited by a loop 8.
Patent GB-190322650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BATE CHARLES MCGUIRE
Filed: 1903-10-20
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 22,650. Bate, C. M. Oct. 20. Revolving-cylinder type of explosion engines. The cylinder is made to rotate about its longitudinal axis by the reciprocation of the piston, and it has external ribs to increase its radiating- surface. In Fig. 7, the crank shaft passes through the cylinder A and engages a slotted crosshead on the pistonrod D<1>, and a pinion J on the shaft H gears with a stationary wheel M and causes the cylinder to revolve once every four strokes of the piston. A valve 7 controls both the admission port and the exhaust port 5 ; it is opened at the end of the working stroke by a tappet 10 on the tail-rod 9 held open during the exhaust stroke by fingers 12 working over a cam 13 and closed by a spring 14. The elongated stem 15 of the valve may also serve as the barrel of an oil pump, the stroke of the plunger 17 of which is adjusted by a screw 24 and a spring. The oil is delivered through the head of the valve 7. If desired, the oil may be admitted to the air port by a valve worked by a stationary cam through a lever. The piston may be loose on its rod so that its exhaust stroke is longer than its compression stroke ; its movement may be balanced by causing the flywheel S to slide on its shaft in the opposite direction by the action of a cam T and spring V. The vanes X on the cylinder may be longitudinal and radial or inclined to a diameter, and a fan X' may increase the air current over them, or they may be annular as in Fig. 1. In the alternative form of engine shown in Fig. 1, a transverse pin on the crosshead passes through a slot in the wall of the cylinder, and engages an undulating camgroove G in the engine frame. The valves N, N' are worked by stationary cams.
Patent GB-190326235-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Burial Caskets.
Inventor: BRADY JOHN PHILIP
Filed: 1903-12-01
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 26,235. Brady, J. P. Feb. 28, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Coffins.-The body portion of a sheet-metal burial casket or coffin is constructed in two or more vertically-telescoping sections A, B, Fig. 3, which, with the lid C, pack inside one another for convenience in storing and transporting. The upper edge of the lower section A. is bent as shown to form an external flange a, under which takes an internal flange b on the lower edge of the upper section B. The upper part of the section B is curved outwards and provided with a hollow rim b<2> carrying nuts d into which screw the bolts h, for securing the lid C. The lower ends of the vertical stay-bolts e are screwed into the flange b and pass through the flange a, while the upper ends are held in hollow heads f secured to the inner wall of the section B. By screwing down the nuts g on the bolts e, the two flanges a, bare held together, and the two sections A, B in the extended position. On unscrewing the nuts, the upper section B is free to drop down over the lower section A. The flanges a, b are provided with stiffening-strips a', b<1>, and rubber packings i,j are inserted between the cover C and rim b<2>, and between the flanges a, b, respectively. Stiffening cleats or battens a<2> are fitted on the sides and bottom of the lower section A. The lid C has a hollow rim c provided with pieces c'through which pass the bolts h, and is shaped, so that, when inverted, it will lie, with the exception of its rim, wholly within the body of the casket. The handle plates m, Fig. 5, of the casket are attached to the upper section B', and may be provided with wedge screws p which, when screwed in, bear on the upper face of the oblique flange n of the lower section A', and hold the sections in the extended position. The screws p may be used instead of, or in addition to, the bolts q.
Patent GB-190328798-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Stereoscopic Colour Photography.
Inventor: BRASSEUR CHARLES LOUIS ADRIEN
Filed: 1903-12-31
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 28,798. Brasseur, C. L. A. Dec. 31. Producing coloured photographs. - Subdivided coloured stereoscopic negatives are taken through patterned parti-coloured screens, the patterns of which are differently arranged. In line screens, the lines of one screen are at an angle to those of the other screen.
Patent GB-190409668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Gas Producers.
Inventor: LYMN ARTHUR HENRY
Filed: 1904-04-27
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 9668. Lymn, A. H. April 27. Gas-producers.- Steam is introduced through pipes 7 situated above the air-blast pipes 5. To reduce the formation of ammonia, the upper part of the producer is prevented from becoming too hot, and for this purpose an outlet 8 for a part of the gases is situated immediately above the hottest zone but below the steam inlet. A fluxing agent, to enable the ash to be run off as a slag, may be introduced through hoppers 9 directly into the hottest zone. A second outlet 4 for the gases is situated above the normal level 2 of the charge.
Patent GB-190410886-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process of Grinding Contours and Facets, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: KLINGER RICHARD
Filed: 1904-05-11
Granted: 1905-02-23
Abstract: 10,886. Klinger, R. May 11. Grooving ; surfacing; wheels, trueing.-Relates to disc apparatus for grinding contours or facets on stone, metal, glass, or other articles. The glass or other plate a to be operated on is secured to the table c and traversed under the wheel d, which is composed of some soft metal, such as lead, tin, or some soft metallic alloy, and bears on its surface grooves, contours, or facets corresponding to those to be ground on the glass. The alterations in shape of the grooves &c. on the wheel d, consequent on the wearing away of the soft grinding-disc, are counteracted by having a roller f of hard metal, such as steel &c., with corresponding grooves &c. fitting into those on the disc d, pressed upon it, either constantly or by adjustment.
Patent GB-190411645-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Deep-boring Apparatus for Wells and the like
Inventor: ADAM MATTHEW ATKINSON
Filed: 1904-05-20
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 11,645. Adam, M. A., [Stokes, W. E. D.]. May 20. Deep-boring.-The driving-head for the rods P is supported by rollers 19, and is driven by a bevelpinion 21 dipping into the oil bath 20 in the base on which the bearings are mounted. Two hinged plates 22, 23 in the head couple it to the driven end K of rods, and are turned back when the rods are raised or lowered. They can also be used to grip and turn the rod couplings A when changing the rods.