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Patent GB-189919219-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Out-door and like Seats.
Inventor: DEAN HERBERT ALFRED
Filed: 1899-09-25
Granted: 1899-11-04
Abstract: 19,219. Dean, H. A. Sept. 25. Seats.-Outdoor seats are provided with a protecting cover which consists of a light frame A with suitable waterproof covering C. The frame is hinged at D, and can be turned up as shown in dotted lines. By means of a weight F pivoted to a bell-crank arm E, an initial impulse is given to the cover, as soon as the occupant rises, sufficient to carry it to the position marked x, after which the cover descends by its own weight, and the weight F rests on a cross-bar G. In the case of a double seat, the back bar is bevelled to conduct the drippings outwards.
Patent GB-189919325-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Bass Bars or Sounding Bars of Violins and the like.
Inventor: LOEWENTHAL LOUIS
Filed: 1899-09-26
Granted: 1900-09-26
Abstract: 19,325. L÷wentbal, L. Sept. 26. Violins and like instrument.-The bass-bar is bored transversely, the holes being occupied by hollow pegs c. In modifications, the pegs may be solid, or some of them may be omitted as shown at b.
Patent GB-189922174-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Water-tube Steam Generators.
Inventor: SCOTT ROBERT
Filed: 1899-11-06
Granted: 1900-11-06
Abstract: 22,174. Scott, R. Nov. 6. Water-tube boilers.-The water tubes are provided near their ends with flanges M which are drawn against seatings in the junction boxes L by means of L-headed bolts, packing-rings being interposed if required. The invention is shown applied to a boiler with zig-zag tubes, but may be applied to other forms of boiler.
Patent GB-189924949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tiled Roofs and New Lining Tiles therefor.
Inventor: RANSFORD ROBERT BOLTON
Filed: 1899-12-15
Granted: 1900-02-03
Abstract: 24,949. Ransford, R. B., [Basel Mission Tile Works]. Dec. 15. Tiles for roofs and ceilings. Hollow roofs are constructed of lining or ceiling tiles c, formed with upper ribs e and lower hanging nibs, and outer weatherproof interlocking-tiles g, which are suspended from the ribs e.
Patent GB-190000137-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Loom Dobbies.
Inventor: HERBERTZ EDUARD
Filed: 1900-01-02
Granted: 1900-06-30
Abstract: 137. Herbertz, E. Jan. 2. Loom dobbies.--The shedding-levers 17 are operated by hooks 13, 14, which are coupled together in pairs by rods 18 and are caused to move simultaneously in the same direction by frames 1, 3, geared together by toothed quadrants 9, 10 and operated by a connecting-rod 11 from a crank-pin 12. The hooks are selected by spring needles 32 from a card cylinder 33, and the shedding-levers are returned to their normal position by supporting- rails 21, 22 mounted by rods 23 upon the frames 1, 3. In a modification, one set of hooks and one supporting-rail are dispensed with, and the shedding-levers are lifted by means of springs or weights acting upon their rear ends.
Patent GB-190002047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Electric Switches or Cut-outs.
Inventor: ECKSTEIN AUGUST
Filed: 1900-02-01
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 2047. Eckstein, A., and Mellis, D. B. Feb. 1. Cut-outs.-Relates to electromagnetic switches or cut-outs which are automatically opened should the current exceed, or fall below, certain limits, and which cannot be closed when the controlling-circuit is too great or when the current which would flow would be excessive. Fig. 1 shows diagrammatically such a switch in the closed position. The current flows through an electromagnet having a core F and pole-pieces G. Should the current fall below the desired minimum, the armature H is released and drops, its extension M striking a pin N on the arm L which cants the catch-piece D and frees the switch arm A. A spring B then rocks the arm A, and the circuit is broken. Should the current be excessive, the armature J is raised so that its extension 0 cants the piece D and releases the arm A as described above. A hand-lever P is used to close the switch. Should the current be excessive when the switch is closed, on the first contact of the carbon pieces the catch D with its pin Q is raised by the armature J, so that, as the lever R is moved over the pin Q, it is disengaged from the pin U to allow the spring to rock the arm A and break the circuit.
Patent GB-190008945-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Motors particularly applicable for Propelling Boats.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1900-05-15
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 8945. Boult, A. J., [Hatch, T. B.]. May 15. Propelling and steering by screw propellers; rudders. - Relates to electric motors specially constructed for working under water and particularly applicable for driving screw propellers. The motor is contained in a casing e at the lower end of a vertical tube b mounted so as to turn freely in a sleeve l detachably secured to a bracket g at the stern of the boat. The tube b carries at its upper end the steering- head and switch-casing c, provided with tiller arms d. Water has free access to the motor, both through the bearings and through openings in the casing for the purpose of keeping the parts cool. The windings of the field magnets, armature, and regulating resistance are covered with waterproof material. Current is supplied to the motor from a battery by conductors passing through the tiller ropes to the switch c, and thence through the tube b to the motor terminals. When the switch handle is in its central position, the motor circuit is broken, but, when it is turned to either side, the circuit is first completed through the resistance, which is afterwards cut out. For the purpose of steering when the motor is at rest, the casing e is provided with a fin 25 so as to operate as a rudder.
Patent GB-190009854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Foot Bridges.
Inventor: WOLFF BENJAMIN JOHN
Filed: 1900-05-29
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 9854. Wolff, B. J. May 29. Bridges.-Fig. 2 shows one form of footbridge extending over cross-roads or a circus. A central platform is supported by four radial bridge sections fitted with steps or moving-ways, and may be constructed or fitted with seats g, a cupola h, clock i, electric or other lamp j, a telephone call box k, &c. The steps or ways may be covered by a temporary or permanent awning. In a modification, each section is constructed of two flights of steps or moving-ways at right-angles to one another, and the central platform is supported by a column mounted on a refuge in the middle of the road.
Patent GB-190012745-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Drying of Grain and the like.
Inventor: ROBINSON WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1900-07-14
Granted: 1901-07-13
Abstract: 12,745. Robinson, W. J., and Higgins, H. July 14. Kilns.-A kiln for drying grain and the like, fitted with a special device for reversing the layers of material, is shown in Fig. 9. Stepped drying - surfaces B-B<4> are arranged so as to form one, or two, sloping floors, as shown. Products of combustion from a furnace N, or air heated by the furnace, pass through the floors if they are perforated, or pass under them if they are not perforated, and dry the grain as it travels downwards. The rate of flow may be regulated by rakes placed across the surfaces and by a discharging-roller 0 provided with buckets O<1> and fitted with a brake or rotated by clockwork. A device E<4>, for reversing the upper and under layers of grain as they pass from one stepped surface to the next, is shown in detail in Fig. 1. The under layer of grain from the surface B falls down an opening D<1> on to a sloping plate D and on to the next stepped surface B<1>, which has previously been covered with the upper layer of grain from the surface B by means of a pipe E<2>, into which the more quickly moving upper layer has passed by shooting over the gap D<1>. Regulating-dampers G are provided, and a number of these devices are arranged side by side across the sloping surface. In a modification, a vertical wall K, Fig. 6, is placed next the upper surface, and the under layer of grain falls between the partition L and the wall, and passing through a pipe D<2> is discharged on to the top of the upper layer of grain, which has previously passed over the partition and down the passage E<1> on to the sloping surface C. The inclination of the sloping surfaces may be varied, and more than one set of strata-transposing devices may be used between two adjacent surfaces and vice versÔ.
Patent GB-190017355-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Grinding Needles.
Inventor: SCHOENEWEISS ALBRECHT
Filed: 1900-10-01
Granted: 1900-12-08
Abstract: 17,355. Schoeneweiss, A. Oct. 1. Surfacing and polishing.-Needles are charged into a box w, through the bottom of which the grinding-wheel a projects. The box is provided with a device, such as the rotating eccentrics e, a lever, or an endless apron, for changing the positions of the needles in order to subject each of them to the grinding action.
Patent GB-190018190-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Machines for the Manufacture of Horseshoe Blanks.
Inventor: BIRD GEORGE
Filed: 1900-10-12
Granted: 1901-08-10
Abstract: 18,190. Bird, G. Oct. 12. Rolling horse-shoe blanks. The roll groove b<4>, b<14> of the rolls is formed partly by the collar b<3> integral with the roll and partly by a hardened-steel ring B<3> pressed against it by a nut B<6> and washers or sleeves B<4>. The floor of the groove may be formed with one part b<4> on the collar b<3> and the other part B<7> on the ring B<3>, so that passes of different width may be obtained by simply changing one ring for another with a narrower or wider part B<7>. The collar b<10> is in the form of a sleeve, and the collar B<5> is in the form of two rings riveted together and held on the roll by a nut B<1> and washers. One of these rings carries the projections b<11>, b<13>, b<12> for forming the creases and nail holes and for making the ends of the blank. This ring may be made of a higher grade steel than the adjoining ring.
Patent GB-190022771-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Casting of Baths, or other Vessels.
Inventor: CHAPMAN WILLIAM WARD
Filed: 1900-12-13
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 22,771. Chapman, W. W. Dec. 13. Casting.-Baths and other vessels are cast in a metal mould constructed in sections to allow the mould to yield when the casting contracts. The shell A is mounted in trunnions B, so that it may be inverted and the molten metal poured through a funnel placed over a gate (not shown) in the bottom. The core G consists of a bottom plate J, side plates K, L, and an end plate M. The joints between the various sections are preferably formed by chamfered edges provided with cover strips, if necessary. The plate M and a fitting-piece 0 between the pairs of plates K, L are connected by rods S and links Q to a lever P, so that they may be withdrawn when the metal has partially cooled, and the mould again inverted. The plates K, L are pressed outwards towards the shell by springs in bosses T' on a frame T acting on rods W, the outward movement of which is limited by a frame X and collars Y. The frame and core are secured to a plate 14, supported on the shell by arches 13, and brackets 12, 9. Adjustable pieces 6, 10 are supported by screws working in the arches 13 and brackets 9, to form the flanges. The rods W may be locked against premature movement by pins 5 on rods 4, raised and lowered by hand-screws 3. The side plates may be drawn back by levers, or the springs in the bosses may be arranged to pull them back. The pouring-gate is provided with a cover-plate, and the portion of the core opposite it is made removable, so that it may be renewed when worn by the pouring of the metal. When iron is being cast, a recess in the removable portion is filled with charcoal. The mould is collapsed and the casting removed as soon as possible, so that the mould remains hot during successive pourings.
Patent GB-190102494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Expansion Pulleys.
Inventor: WARDWELL SIMON WILLARD
Filed: 1901-02-05
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 2494. Wardwell, S. W. Feb. 5. Pulleys anl driving- drums. - An expanding pulley is formed of a split spring ring C, adapted to fit over two conical discs A, B, in which are cut notches x, to receive a staple c fixed in the ring near the split. The discs are screwed upon right and left hand screws cut on the shaft, and by moving them towards or away from each other, the diameter of the pulley is adjusted. A locking-ring T outside the disc B is drawn np against the same by screws h.
Patent GB-190103145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Games.
Inventor: ENGLAND CHARLES FREDERICK
Filed: 1901-02-14
Granted: 1902-02-13
Abstract: 3145. England, C. F. Feb. 14. Games played with cords and puppets; race games ; racing toys.-A piece of cardboard &c. of suitable shape is caused to travel along a cord by the cord being alternately tightened and slackened. Fig. 2 shows a form of apparatus adapted for advertising. The thread A is fixed at one end, and is connected at the other to an oscillating arm C driven by clockwork &c. The thread is fitted with two wire frames B, B', and upon it is threaded a cardboard figure G of sufficient length to take an inclined position. As the thread is moved by the arm, the piece G travels from the position G to F, when the wire frame B<1> tilts it over and causes it to travel back again. When arranged only as a toy, the thread can be actuated by hand, and the lower part of the cardboard figure is caused to travel between two longitudinal threads. A race or other game may be played by players operating separate apparatus or otherwise.
Patent GB-190116705-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tram-car, Omnibus, and other Seats.
Inventor: EVANS DAVID
Filed: 1901-08-20
Granted: 1901-10-12
Abstract: 16,705. Evans, D. Aug. 20. Seats and seat backs; seat protectors.-The front edges of the hinged omnibus seat a are attached to the guided and weighted cords e, so that, when the occupant rises, the seat is automatically swung into the position shown in full lines against the back and under the ledge i.
Patent GB-190200005-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Cork Drawers
Inventor: FOSTER CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1902-01-01
Granted: 1902-06-12
Abstract: 5. Foster, C. H. Jan. 1. Corkdrawers.- The apparatus shown is for use in conjunction with any suitable corkscrew. The casing C, having an extended base B, is provided with a movable platform P supported by a spring S, and with a fixed yoke A having a semicircular opening adapted to receive the neck of the bottle. The bottle is placed in position in the platform, and the handle of the corkscrew, after the screw has been inserted in the cork, is placed in the hooks H on the lever L, which is then actuated to extract the cork, the yoke A holding the bottle against the pull of the lever and against the action of the spring S. The lever L pivots on, but need not be attached to, the fulcrum F. A thumb-pin is passed through a slot in the fulcrum F into the platform P, to aid in depressing the latter.
Patent GB-190200951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Bed Bottoms or Spring Surfaces.
Inventor: CHORLTON ISAAC
Filed: 1902-01-14
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 951. Chorlton, I., and Lloyd, C. S. Jan. 14. Mattresses ; bedsteads and cots; sofas, couches, and lounges; spring surfaces.-Relates to spring mattresses and spring surfaces for bed bottoms, couches, &c. Hour-glass springs are connected together at top and bottom by wires or zebra-cords b which are interlaced with the coils of the hourglass springs, as indicated in Figs, 3 and 6, and are either crossed, as shown in Fig. 4, or drawn together and secured by clips, as shown in Fig. 1, to form diamond meshes, which fill up the spaces between the springs and form a flexible elastic surface. The zebra-cords are connected to the ends of the frame by staples covered by nails g, and to the sides by chains &c. and staples e, which may also be covered by nails. The springs may have cross-pieces d. The mattress &c. is reversible, and may be upholstered. Supporting-straps may be secured to the frame, to prevent sagging.
Patent GB-190202605-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Latch Locks.
Inventor: BURDEN OSCAR HERBERT
Filed: 1902-01-31
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 2605. Burden, O. H., and Adams, T. F. Jan. 31. Locks, key, for doors. A latch bolt 9 is mounted to slide in a casing 5 fixed to a faceplate 6 secured to the door, and is controlled by a spring 12 passing through a slot in the casing and engaging a notch in the bolt. A cylindrical casing 15 passes through the door at right angles to the casing 5, and acts as a bearing for a cylinder 16. This cylinder is provided with a keyway or slot 17, and about midway.of the cylinder a circumferential slot 18 runs into this slot 17. A spring finger 37 secured to the bolt has a hooked end pressing through a slot in the casing 15 and engaging the slot 18, so as to take an abutment against the ends of this slot. A spring-controlled lever or tumbler 24 is pivoted in the slot 17 and has a projecting lip or shoulder 30 adapted to engage one of two notches formed in the casing 15 at right-angles to each other. The lever 24 can be depressed, to withdraw the lip out of engagement with the notch, by a finger-piece 29, from the inside of the door, and, by means of a sliding key 27, which engages the end of the lever, from the outside. The key is formed with grooves to engage studs or wards projecting into the slot. The bolt 9 is retracted by depressing the lever and then turning the cylinder 16 by means of the fingerpiece 29 or key 27. The bolt may be maintained in the retracted position by permitting the lip 30 to engage with the respective notches in the casing. A stud or slot 23 on the cylinder engages a slot in the casing, to limit the movement of the cylinder to a right-angle.
Patent GB-190202800-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Miners Safety Lamps.
Inventor: WILLIAMS BENJAMIN DAVID
Filed: 1902-02-04
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 2800. Williams, B. D. Feb. 4. Miners' safety lamps.-In burners fitted with porcelain or non-conducting heads and with electric sparking devices for igniting the wick, the porcelain or like burner head is formed in two parts I, J, which are secured to the metal plate K of the wick-tube by screws O. The conductor F of the igniting-device is insulated between the flange G and the milled head H by a vulcanite sleeve E. Sparking at the upper and lower ends of this sleeve between the conductor F and the metallic parts of the lamp is prevented by the provision of a porcelain sleeve D, Fig. 1, and a head C of hard vulcanized fibre, which separate it from the metallic tube B passing through the reservoir A. In Figs. 3 and 4, a shorter porcelain tube D is shown in combination with a modified tube B and a metallic fitting M, and in other modifications, the tube D is formed with a shoulder to rest upon either the tube B or the fitting M.
Patent GB-190209102-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Chimney and Ventilating Top.
Inventor: BOERNER FRANZ
Filed: 1902-04-19
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 9102. B÷rner, F. April 19. Chimney and ventilating-shaft tops.-In the form shown in Fig. 1, the uptake pipe a, pinched into re-entering angles at the top, carries a conical mantle c on vertical ribs d, situated above a flange b. The mantle is surmounted by a hinged head g made of conical rings and a cup. When shut down, the head is fastened by a spring catch k having a pin i to engage a hole and a pin m by which it may be thrust back. The form illustrated in Fig. 4 consists of a rotary drum-shaped headpiece having an oblique mouthpiece q, which is surrounded by spiral vanes y and a shell w bearing a wind vane z. A central sleeve r, with a closed top, and ball bearings s at the bottom, supports the head upon a pin p which rises from a bridge o. Screws t, entering a groove in the pin, prevent the head from being lifted off by the wind, and a screw and nut secures the shell to the sleeve.
Patent GB-190216979-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Apparatus for Transmitting the Movements of a Primary Compass Card to a Secondary Compass Card at a Distance.
Filed: 1902-07-31
Granted: 1902-10-09
Abstract: 16,979. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges.]. July 31. Compasses, magnetic.- Relates to electrical apparatus of the bolometer type for duplicating continuously at a distance the reading of a compass. A quadrant is removed from the compass card, and below it in opposite quadrants are fixed resist ances b and d in the arms of a Wheatstone's bridge. A source of heat is placed above the card, to which the resistances are exposed in general unequally. A current thus passes in one direction or the other through a coil k suspended in a magnetic field. A second coil, fixed at right-angles to the first, is similarly placed with respect to a second pair of resistances filling up the quadrants shown unoccupied in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190217511-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Bedsteads
Inventor: ALLENDY ARMAND
Filed: 1902-08-08
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 17,511. Allendy, A. Aug. 8. Bedsteads.-Relates to a folding bedstead which is closed by lowering the foot end and pushing it towards the head support. The spring mattress rests upon brackets d, e, on the head and foot supports b, c repectively. Bent levers f on each side of the bed are connected by pivots g to the foot support, and by pivots o to the mattress. Bent levers k are connected by pivots o<1>, vertically under the pivots o, to the mattress, and by pivots to the head support. The inclination of the levers k is limited by slotted bars l. The pivots o, o' are arranged so that the centre of gravity of the mattress comes between them and the foot of the bed. The mattress is secured to the foot support by a bolt q. The head of the ordinary mattress m, which rests on the spring mattress, may be supported by a frame or struts p. To fold the bedstead, the wire netting n is lowered, and the head of the mattress m is strapped to the spring mattress. The bolt q is then withdrawn, and the upper part of the foot support is tilted outwards. The spring mattress then tilts until the foot end rests on the cross-bars h which connect the bent levers f. Rubber or other buffers t are provided at the end of the mattress. The mattress is then pushed towards the head support b, the foot support c running on castors. To keep the bed in its folded position, wedges u are provided on the bottom of the foot support to penetrate the floor when the support is placed upright. Or the head and foot supports may be fastened together. The head support may be fixed to a wall or fitted with rollers. To assist in folding the bed, the bent levers f, k on each side may be connected by a pair of links v, w, pivoted to each other and to the levers. A rope connected to the lever f at X passes round a pulley y at the junction of the links, a pulley on the pivot o<1>, and a pulley z, and is fastened to the foot support. As the support is tilted, the pulley y is raised and the bent levers pulled together, the folding movement being thus assisted. Cross-pieces r, s stiffen the mattress, and allow of receptacles for bedding being formed at each end.