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Patent GB-190124807-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Controllers.
Filed: 1901-12-05
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 24,807. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Case, F. E.]. Dec. 5. Switches.-Motor controllers, particularly of the type described in Specification No. 25,448, A.D. 1899, in which, should the motor man take his hand from the handle, the switch flies back to the off position. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the stud e<1> controlling the locking-gear is provided with a flattened handle E<1>. The double-pole main switch I, I<1> is placed in a box containing a blowont magnet K having an iron casing M lined with insulating-material L. The contact-fingers N are mounted on U-springs n, as shown in Fig. 6, to give resilience. The arc - deflectors X placed between the contacts are more or less recessed at x, Fig. 9, near the points of contact to give room for the arc.
Patent GB-190125141-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Heating Apparatus.
Inventor: SENSENSCHMIDT MAX
Filed: 1901-12-10
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 25,141. Sensenschmidt, M. Dec. 10. Water-heaters, gas.-A gas geyser or waterheating apparatus, applicable as a bath stove, and for the supply of warm water in kitchens &c., is shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The apparatus comprises the four ball pipes f, g, h, i, and the return pipe k, within the burner tube, which is supplied with gas and air, and has flame apertures c in the inner cylinder. The whole is enclosed by a suitable casing, and the water is supplied by the pipe l and leaves by the cock m. The water is heated in its zig-zag passage through the water pipes.
Patent GB-190125762-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cartridge Clips.
Inventor: MANNLICHER FERDINAND RITTER VO
Filed: 1901-12-17
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 25,762. Mannlicher, F. R. von. Dec. 17. A mmunition receptacles. -Chargers for magazines of repeating guns. Fig. 5 shows the clip in side elevation, and Fig. 6 in section. The body part a is bent at the sides to form guide grooves for the flanges of the cartridges, and the column of cartridges is clipped at its ends by the hooks k on the spring d. The spring d is mounted on the outside of the body part a, and is secured thereto by side wings e. It is stiffened by longitudinal and transverse ribs, and is provided with a bend g at each end to exert pressure on the base of the end cartridges. When the charged clip is placed over the magazine of a gun, the hook k is automatically pressed back, thus leaving a free passage downwards for the cartridges.
Patent GB-190126111-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speed Gear for Lathes, Boring Machines and other Machine Tools.
Inventor: LANG ROBERT
Filed: 1901-12-21
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 26,111. Lang, R. Dec. 21. Gearing, driving. -A variable-speed gear of known construction is combined as an integral part with a lathe or other machine tool, the usual overhead countershaft being dispensed with. The speed gear comprises pairs of conical discs b, c on shafts a, d connected by a bevelled belt, the shaft a being geared to or forming the running spindle of the machine tool, and the shaft d having fast and loose pulleys f. Means are provided to open one pair of discs and close the other in unison to vary the speed, such means being shown as comprising a hand-wheel w<1>, shaft s<1>, and worm gearing v, actuating screwed sleeves on one of each pair of discs. The Specification illustrates the application of the gearing to boring, drilling, milling, gear-cutting, planing, shaping, and slotting machines and boring and turning mills.
Patent GB-190203154-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Sockets for Uniting Two Telegraph Wires.
Inventor: FRANK SALOMON
Filed: 1902-02-07
Granted: 1902-03-13
Abstract: 3154. Frank, S. Feb. 7. Couplings for telegraph wires consist of lengths of tubing or sockets of such a section that the two conductors lie side by side in contact and fill the tubes. Fig. 1 shows one form, and Fig. 2 another.
Patent GB-190206260-A (GB)
Title: Improved Self Feeder for Printing and Sheet Fed Machines
Inventor: CLEGG WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1902-03-14
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 6260. Clegg, W. H. March 14. Feeding sheets.-The pile of sheets a is placed on a rising table b. A few of the top sheets are separated from the rest of the pile by a reciprocating sharp-edged plate d, this operation being assisted by a current of air blown on to the edges of the sheets by a fan or revolving vanes e. The sheets so separated are seized by a gripper f on a disc g on a shaft h, which makes half a revolution and then returns to its position of rest until the next few sheets are separated. The sheets are released by the grippers f and pass round a drum i on which they are held by tapes j. The outer sheet is separated by a suction roller k perforated at one part of its circumference, and its separation from the other sheets is assisted by a current of air, from revolving vanes q, directed between the rollers k, i by a curved plate U. The other sheets remain on the drum i, their front ends being pressed down by an oscillating arm a' so as to enter the tapes j, and they are carried round by the drum and separated in succession. When the last sheet is removed from the drum i, a finger m enters a groove in the drum, and an arm on the finger is moved so as to prevent the oscillation of a lever operated by a cam on the shaft o of the drum. Part of this lever is formed-as a cam, which normally prevents the semi-rotation of the shaft h and disc g, but'when the last sheet is removed from the drum the cam lever is held out of operation, the shaft h is driven through a half revolution by a pawl on a revolving disc, and another batch of sheets is carried by the grippers f to the drum. The return of the grippers is effected by a weighted segment gearing with a pinion on the shaft h. This segment, through suitable linkwork, operates the plate d. It is also connected by a rod to an arm r carrying a pawl s operating a ratchet t geared to a cam x, which raises the bar z attached to the table b. The separated sheet passes from the roller k round a roller l on to the carrying-tapes n. The shaft o, from which the parts are actuated, is driven as a stop-cylinder, by means of a ratchet mechanism operated by a toothed segment oscillated by a crank pin and slot arrangement. A special form of pump may be employed for exhausting the air from the roller k. This consists of a vane or plate A oscillating in a segmental chamber, and operated by an arm 2 engaging a cam E on the shaft o.
Patent GB-190206847-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Woven Cartridge Carriers and the like.
Inventor: LINDSEY WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-03-20
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 6847. Lindsey, W. March 20. Ammunition receptacles.-Relates to improvements upon the woven cartridge belt described in Specification No. 5393, A.D. 1880, and consists in providing three rows E, F, G of loops or pockets woven in one with the backing. The weft threads are shown at A and the ordinary warp threads at B, the latter forming the main fabric of the belt itself and the loops. The belt is formed double after the manner of a flattened tube, the sides being connected by special binding warp threads C. Additional warp threads D, H connect the two thicknesses of the belt backing, and also enter into the fabric of the loops, the threads D into the loops E, and the threads H into the loops E, F.
Patent GB-190211167-A (GB)
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM LEWIS
Filed: 1902-05-15
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 11,167. Evans, W. L. May 15. Hinges; door-closing apparatus.-Relates to a door-closing apparatus combined with the door hinge. On a plate 5 screwed to the edge of the door 6, two friction rollers 4 are mounted, so as to bear on the plate 1 on the door frame when the door is opened to either side. The tongue 9 on the plate 5 is connected by a joint-pin 22 to a yoke 21, which compresses the spring 19 when the door is opened. The reaction of the spring 19 closes the door when it is released. The tension of the spring may be adjusted by rotating the guide-rod 14, and thereby moving the supporting- nut 18.
Patent GB-190212702-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Electrical Production of Iron Alloys with the Simultaneous Production of Alkaline Oxides and Alkaline Earths
Inventor: GIN GUSTAVE
Filed: 1902-06-03
Granted: 1903-06-03
Abstract: 12,702. Gin, G. June 3. Silicon steel.-Ferro-silicon or like iron alloy is produced in two operations, with the intermediate production of barium silicate, or like silicate, or of a mixed oxide, and the ultimate production of baryta, strontia, soda, potash, lithia, or like oxide as a bye-product. The barium silicate is heated with proper proportions of carbon and cast or wrought iron, ferric oxide, or manganese dioxide, giving the alloy, barium oxide,and carbon monoxide. This operation is performed in a closed electric furnace at a moderate temperature ; the gas is passed through a dust chamber.
Patent GB-190215037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Posts for Supporting Telegraph Wires, Cables, and the like.
Inventor: GRIVEAUD LEON
Filed: 1902-07-05
Granted: 1902-08-28
Abstract: 15,037. Griveaud, L. July 5. Posts.-Metal posts for telegraphs, telephones, railway and tramway conductors, &c. are 'formed in sections consisting of two or more lengths of angle-iron A of various rectilinear or curvilinear section. The irons are secured by bolts B and spacing-pieces C. Separate lengths of spacing-irons of various sections, such as shown in Fig. 10, are also employed. The lengths are joined by fitting the upper into the lower by wedges or spacing- pieces, and securing by bolts or by external rings gripping a slotted lower portion. In the case of wall posts, the insulator arms may hold the irons together.
Patent GB-190217614-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Rail Joint Fastener.
Inventor: WENTZEL JAMES COULTER
Filed: 1902-08-11
Granted: 1902-11-06
Abstract: 17,614. Wentzel, J. C. Aug. 11. Rail joints.-The bolts 5, which have a rib 8 under the head and are grooved at the other end at 9, 10, are passed through keyhole slots in the fishplates. The grooves in the bolts and the slots in one plate have cam or wedge-shaped surfaces 12, so as to tighten the joint when that plate is shifted laterally. A wedge 14 is inserted in the slot to secure the bolt.
Patent GB-190221200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Exercising Apparatus.
Inventor: MAXWELL GEORGE SEYMOUR
Filed: 1902-09-29
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 21,200. Maxwell, G. S., and White, G. Sept. 29. Exercising-apparatus.-Apparatus for exercising the arms, shoulders, neck, and back is composed of a strap 1, adapted to be fastened round the body of the user, and supported by adjustable shoulder straps 3, the body strap being furnished with rods 6, on which are mounted, by means of snap hooks 9, a pair of pulleys 10, round which and round a similar pair of pulleys 11, attached to foot stirrups 12, are passed a pair of elastic cords 13, provided with handles 14, 15, and 16, in the form of balls. For exercising the neck, a cap 17, to be placed on the head, is furnished with hooks 18, round which the elastic cords are passed.
Patent GB-190222702-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mitre Cutting Machines
Inventor: GRIFFITHS EDWARD MEREDITH
Filed: 1902-10-18
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 22,702. Griffiths, E. M. Oct. 18. Mitering. - R elates to a method of mounting the angle gauges or fences, so that their inner edges are always in contact with the reciprocating knife. Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the gauges c. The gauge pivots on a point which is pressed against the surface of the knife b by a spring c<5>. The gauge is also supported by a pin c<3> working in a slot in the top rail. The gauge is clamped at the required angle by a screw c<2>.
Patent GB-190226801-A (GB)
Title: A Machine for Automatically Testing and Recording the Strength of Yarn or Thread.
Inventor: MOSCROP JOHN BROWN
Filed: 1902-12-04
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 26,801. Moscrop, J. B. Dec. 4. Drawings to Specification. Pencils or styles. The Provisional Specification describes a marker or style for use in a yarntesting machine. The marker consists of a wheel which turns freely as it moves forwards, but is kept from turning as it moves back by a clutch comprising balls and wedges. The wheel in sliding back makes a mark on lead paper.
Patent GB-190227755-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Furnaces or Muffles.
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1902-12-16
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 27,755. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. Dec. 16. Electric furnaces.-The heating-chamber of a resistance furnace is an iron tube 1 with terminals 9, 10 on its threaded ends. To prevent oxidation, it is surrounded by earthenware pipes 4, containing a lining 5 of lime, asbestos, or other had conductor, and granular calcium or other carbide 6 immediately about the tube, with or without dry calcium oxide. A layer of paper may separate the two packings, nuts 2, 3 and end plates 7, 8 being provided to keep them in place. The nut 3 can slide through the plate 8 to allow of relative expansion of the parts. A nickel chamber may be employed for high temperatures.
Patent GB-190300438-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Alarm Apparatus for Detecting Unauthorized Attempts to Open Doors, Windows, Boxes, Safes, Locks, and the like.
Inventor: STEUER OTTO
Filed: 1903-01-07
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 438. Steuer, O. Jan. 7. Alarms, turglar and like.-To detect unauthorized attempts to open doors, windows, boxes, safes, locks, and the like, the electric alarm apparatus comprising the insulating-block a, the spring contacts 6, c attached thereto, and the pressure plate h mounted nnsymmetrically on the movable pin g, is attached by the two spring claws i to the lock l of the door &c. If the spring b is arranged above the spring c, as shown, the electric alarm circuit is closed temporarily ; but if the spring c is above, the closure is permanent until purposely broken, since the end of the spring b then snaps over the end of the spring c.
Patent GB-190309267-A (GB)
Title: Improved Axle Shafts and Bearings for Mine Barrows and the like purposes for the Relief of Wear by Friction.
Inventor: PORRITT GEORGE
Filed: 1903-04-24
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 9267. Porritt, G. April 24. Axle-boxes; axles, wearing-surfaces fixed on.- Relates to the axle shafts and bearings or bushes of mine barrows, and to axle shafts and bearings generally, in which the axle is fixed to the barrow or vehicle and the wheel rotates about it. To prevent undue wear upon the bearings, the axle a of wrought iron has let into it pieces b of double shear or cutlery steel. The wheel is fitted with bushes d of similar material, and the space e forms a receptacle for a lubricant. The part a' of the shaft is square, and a washer f at each end keeps the parts compact.
Patent GB-190310099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Power Transmitting Devices.
Inventor: DEUTSCH ISIDOR
Filed: 1903-05-04
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 10,099. Deutsch, I. May 4. Dynamos, driving.-Relates to gearing for transmitting motion from a railway-car axle to the shaft of a dynamo &c. A split hub or sleeve c, secured to the axle a, has a flange provided with radial slots f. A split bevel-wheel h is secured to the hub c by bolts l passing through the slots f and the wheel. Set-screws i, passing through lugs on the flange of the hub, engage the bults and serve to adjust and secure the wheel h concentric with the car wheels. A sleeve j extends from the wheel h, and is provided with a groove to receive a split strap p, which may be mounted on roller bearings. An arm q, terminating in a rod r, extends from the strap and serves as a bearing or support for the shaft t of the dynamo &c. A pinion s on the shaft t gears with the wheel h. The rod r passes through a thimble fixed to a spindle v, which is supported by rings suspended from a cross-bar w on the car body by swinging links v. Springs 2 are mounted on the rod r, and abut against the thimble. By this arrangement, the wheels h, s are kept in gear when the car body has a movement of translation relatively to the axle. In another arrangement, the split hub is dispensed with, and the bevel wheel is keyed directly to the axle. The strap carries an arm provided with an orifice through which a rod supported by the car body passes. Springs are arranged between shields on the arm and on the rod. In some cases, the sleeve projecting from the wheel h may be dispensed with, the groove to receive the strap being formed in the axle. The arm q may be arranged to support an ordinary pinion in gear with a toothed wheel on the axle.
Patent GB-190313998-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Apparatus for Marking or Scoring Games.
Inventor: FORES GEORGE PHILIP BYRON
Filed: 1903-06-23
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 13,998. Fores, G. P. B. June 23. Scoring and marking.-A portable marker for bridge, whist, or other games is made in book form by folding two sheets of celluloid or like substance, between which are secured revoluble discs B, C, D, E, F marked with numbers or names, which are exposed through holes J on the inside A of the marker, to indicate the score. The outside of the marker is furnished with rules &c., instructions as to scoring, or other markings, as desired. In some cases, two separate scoring-sheets may be hinged together to form the marker, while strips may be used instead of the discs.
Patent GB-190316257-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Pulleys.
Inventor: SPRAY WILLIAM BIGOL ARMSTRONG
Filed: 1903-07-23
Granted: 1904-07-23
Abstract: 16,257. Spray, W. B. A. July 23. Pulley-blocks.-The two sides of the frame are hinged together at M and connected at their other ends by a spring catch, so that it is possible to open the frame, and thus readily place the pulley on a rope, band, &c. at any desired point. The frame comprises two U -shaped pieces A, to which the side plates E are riveted, and which are hinged together by the bolt M at their upper ends and carry the pulley spindle D in their other or U-ends. A bracket X, riveted to one of the sides of the frame, holds the pulley in place when the other side is lifted, and an extension J of this bracket is notched to engage the spring-pressed levers I forming the catch.
Patent GB-190320532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Finger-rings, Bangles, Bracelets and like Articles for Personal Wear
Inventor: CONSTANTINE ALFRED
Filed: 1903-09-24
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 20,532. Constantin, A. Sept. 24. Electric jewellery.-Anklets bangles, bracelets, finger rings, &c. are presided with galvanic and magnetic elements. The finger ring shown in Figs. 2 and 3 contains rings a, b of metals, such as copper and zinc, which in presence of moisture exuded from the skin constitute a galvanic couple. Studs a' on the ring a pass through holes in the ring b so as to come in contact with the skin. One or more steel permanent magnets c, the ends of which are separated by air, solder, &c., are placed in the groove b<2>. The outside and edges of the ring may be encased in a shell d of gold &c. In the modification shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the copper element a is in the form of a flat-sided tube, the open joint of which forms a channel a' for the reception of the magnet or magnets c. A ring of zinc b lies in the copper tube, and a second strip of zinc b<1> is threaded through the vertical slits a<3> in the copper tube The inside surface is made flush and smooth.
Patent GB-190323482-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Secondary Batteries.
Inventor: ROSSET GEORGES
Filed: 1903-10-29
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 23,482. Rosset, G. Nov. 24, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Secondary batteries.-Consists in increasing the practical capacity of lead accumulators by using an extremely finely-divided lead paste for the grids, and by adding to the paste a body capable of increasing the speed of reaction such, for example, as acetic acid, an acetate, or a substance like alcohol capable of producing acetic acid under certain conditions, these means, which may be used separately, being preferably employed together. The grids may be the ordinary lead-antimony ones, coated or not as desired with antimony by an electrolytic or other process, or of any suitable conducting-metal such as lead, copper, or silver, coated superficially with a conducting-metal like antimony, gold, or platinum and its allied metals, so as to resist the action of the electrolyte. The paste is prepared by electrolytically precipitating lead by means of lead electrodes from a solution whose basis is lead acetate, the temperature being raised by the passage of the current, or by other means, so as to diminish the resistance of the solution. The precipitate is removed and washed nearly free from acetate, and may be hydraulically compressed and used directly as a grid. It is preferably drained, however, and when sufficiently dry its temperature rises and oxidation sets in, this being promoted by heating and allowing free access of air. The temperature is kept below 334 C., the melting point of lead, to prevent the fusion and running together of the unoxidized lead particles, The mass, containing metallic lead, its oxides, and acetate, is mechanically pulverized, sifted, made into a homogeneous paste with dilute sulphuric acid, and the grids filled as usual with it and passed through a hydraulic press. The plates may be pierced or not with small holes to allow of the passage of the electrolyte which may be sulphuric acid, and they may be used directly without being " formed." If desired, however, they may be "formed" in dilute solutions of an alkaline sulphate, bisulphate, persulphate, or pyrosulphate, or in dilute ammoniacal solution in some cases. The "formation is rendered more rapid and efficient by adding an alkaline acetate or acetic acid to the bath.