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Patent GB-190004258-A (GB)
Title: Steam Heating Boilers.
Inventor: JACOBUS MARTIN RYERSON
Filed: 1900-03-06
Granted: 1900-04-07
Abstract: 4258. Jacobus, M. R. March 6. Heated surfaces, preventing denudation of by water; steam separators.-Relates to steam boilers for heating-systems. On one side of the boiler is mounted a drum B at such a height as to be normally about half full. It is connected to the steam space of the boiler by a pipe 3, to the water space by a pipe 7, and to the return tube of the system by a pipe 2. Should the water flow from the boiler at lighting-up or at other times, the deficiency is made good by the drum B, which also accommodates any excess. The steam generated in the boiler flows through a downwardly-directed nozzle 10 into the separator S, which is connected to the drum B by a pipe 11 or passes into it as shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190012171-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Signalling on Railways.
Inventor: WILSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-07-05
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 12,171. Wilson, W. July 5. Signals on engines; contacts, mechanical.-In substitution for the ordinary fog signals, the gong M on the engine is sounded when the roller D on the end of the operating-lever B, K is engaged by a curved contact-plate G on the permanent way, a series of the plates G being arranged in the usual positions for fog signals, so that the operation of the gong indicates to the driver his position on the line. The plates G are mounted on pivots F, and, when required, are raised into operative position, as shown, from the signal cabin, by separate levers or otherwise. When not required, the plates are lowered laterally into an inclined position, clear of the levers B on the engines.
Patent GB-190012974-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottling Machines.
Inventor: BOLLINGTON GEORGE
Filed: 1900-07-18
Granted: 1901-06-15
Abstract: 12,974. Bollington, G. July 18. Bottling.-Relates to machines for bottling beer, aerated liquids, &c. The valve B, which controls the supply of liquid from the inlet C to the filling- head R, and the valve K, which controls the outlet of air &c. from the filling-head to the snift passage L, are mounted in casings A, I, in which they are guided by the end caps A', I', and the glands F, O. The valves are under the control of springs E, N, and their operating-levers H, Q converge towards each other, as shown, so that the operator can actuate the levers alternately by the fingers of the same hand. The filling-head is provided with a rubber washer S, against which the mouth of the bottle is pressed, the liquid being supplied through the passage R. The bottle to be filled is placed inside a vessel, which is adapted to collect any drip, and to protect the operator in case of the bottle bursting.
Patent GB-190014724-A (GB)
Title: Method of Obtaining the Solid Constituents Contained in Liquids, such as Blood, Milk and the like, in the Form of Dry Powder, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: STAUF ROBERT
Filed: 1900-08-16
Granted: 1900-11-17
Abstract: 14,724. Stauf, R. Aug. 16. Blood, preparations of.-Liquid,3 such as blood are evaporated to dryness to obtain the solid constituents by spraying them into a chamber e up which a current of air heated by burners f is passing. The gases carrying the powder so produced are deflected by a cone g into a chamber h the sides of which are formed of woollen fabric, mill-gauze, or other pervious material which arrests the solid materials and allows them to fall into hoppers i. The blood to be treated is contained in tanks d and is drawn up pipes c by forcing a current of air from a pipe a through nozzles b as shown.
Patent GB-190022513-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam Boilers
Inventor: WYNNE EDWARD WILLIAMS
Filed: 1900-12-11
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 22,513. Wynne, E. W. Dec. 11. Auxiliary boilers; w a t e r - circulation, promoting.-A series of water tubes, with internal circulation tubes as shown in Fig. 3, are connected to a divided front chamber and supported in the furnace flue of a marine or other boiler as shown in Fig. 2. The divided front chamber is connected, as shown, with the steam and water spaces of the boiler.
Patent GB-190107894-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cases.
Inventor: RAIBAUD FORTUNE
Filed: 1901-04-17
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 7894. Raibaud, F., and Mosser, A. Oct. 1, A.D. 1900, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents dc. Act, A.D. 1883]. Boxes with separable parts. - The bottom, ends, and top are formed of boards, framed around the edges, two of the parallel laths forming the frame in each board being fitted with round-headed screws. The two sides of the box are similarly framed, and the limbs 13 of angle-pieces, Fig. 7, are secured to them. The other limbs 14 of the angle-pieces have sockets, as shown, to receive the heads of the screws on the other parts of the box, thus securing the whole together. Internal spring and eye fittings are used to hold the parts in place before the lid is put on. The box may be also hinged at the corners or angles. The lid, when in position, is secured by a screw, which may be sealed.
Patent GB-190116896-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Sad Irons
Inventor: JOYCE MICHAEL
Filed: 1901-08-22
Granted: 1901-10-05
Abstract: 16,896. Joyce, M. Aug. 22. Ironing.-Relates to hand-irons with detachable handles. Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a sectional plan. A body 1 is provided with a recess 2 having an undercut part 3 at the front and extensions 4, 5 at the rear serving to receive a part 7 attached to a handle 9. A wooden block 6<a> and a piece of asbestos 6<b> are interposed between the handle 9 and part 7. A dog 12, attached to a knob 14 and depressed by a spring 15, enters a recess 13 in the body 1, and keeps the parts in position. In a modification, the undercut part 3 and the rear extensions 4, 5 are dispensed with, and the part 7 is provided near its centre with lateral projections which pass through openings in the surface of the body part.
Patent GB-190117579-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Brushes
Inventor: THOMPSON ALFRED
Filed: 1901-09-02
Granted: 1902-08-28
Abstract: 17,579. Thompson, A. Sept. 2. Reservoir brushes; animal brushes.- Dandy and other brushes are formed with a receptacle to contain disinfectants or antiseptics in liquid, powder, or block form. The stock a or its cover c may be hollowed out for this purpose. Extra holes d, besides those for the bristles, may be made for the disinfectant &c. to reach the bristles.
Patent GB-190121755-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Hat Boxes or Devices for Securing and Carrying Hats, especially Ladies Hats.
Inventor: MORT MARGARET JANE
Filed: 1901-10-29
Granted: 1902-10-29
Abstract: 21,755. Mort, M. J. Oct. 29. Hat-boxes.-Hats or bonnets are secured by pins &c. to "crowns" A, which are of square, triangular, or other shape than round, and are formed of buckram or other stiff material strengthened, if necessary, by means of woven wire fabric. The device is hollow, so that it may contain vests &c., and is fitted with a lid G. It is secured to the inside of the box by gumming &c., the sides B being slit and bent at right-angles, and then covered with strips C of paper or a disc D ; on the underside of the strips B and disc D may be secured a second disc E, the underside of which is coated with adhesive material, by which it is attached to the box. The buckram may be coated with glazed paper, silk, &c., and ornamented with ribbons &c. The device may be constructed entirely of woven wire, its edges being strengthened by metal strips. The lid is in this case hinged in the ordinary way to the body, which is secured in the box by a spring clip fixed to the inside of the box, engaging with a wire extending transversely across the interior of the "crown."
Patent GB-190123286-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Massaging Devices.
Inventor: WIRT PAUL ESTERLY
Filed: 1901-11-18
Granted: 1902-01-16
Abstract: 23,286. Wirt, P. E. Nov. 18. Massage.- An appliance for massaging the head consists of a piece 3 provided with flexible fingers 4 and mounted on a handle 2. The part 3 may be formed of metal or of hard india-rubber, and the fingers may be fitted with studs, caps, or rings of soft india-rubber. The handle is sometimes made hollow, to receive a tonic or lotion for the head, which may be discharged from the tip or tips of one or more of the fingers by compressing a flexible cap or moving a piston, suitable ducts being arranged in the handle &c. for the passage of the liquid.
Patent GB-190124872-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Connection of Traces to Hames of Harness.
Inventor: BIRD SYDNEY
Filed: 1901-12-06
Granted: 1902-10-09
Abstract: 24,872. Bird, S., Mason, W., and Nicklin, G. Dec. 6. Collars, neck; fastening.-The trace is connected to the hame B<2> by a buckle A, which is hinged on a pin C to the hame draft B<1>. The buckle has a trace-end retaining-loop a<3>. In a modification, the buckle and hame draught are connected by eyes b<2>, a<6>.
Patent GB-190200920-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Couplings for Ropes.
Inventor: MUEHLSTEPHAN PAUL
Filed: 1902-01-13
Granted: 1902-04-10
Abstract: 920. M³hlstephan, P. Jan. 13. Couplings for ropes. A U-shaped piece a is secnred in each end of the rope and inserted into a slotted screwed collar in the end of a sleeve b. Screwed plugs c are inserted into each half-coupling and connected by a bolt g, which has a ratchet head g<1>, to allow for adjustment.
Patent GB-190201624-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Doffing Machines or Apparatus for Spinning Frames
Inventor: TICHON JOSEPH EDWIN
Filed: 1902-01-21
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 1624. Tichon, J. E., and Foster, H. S. Jan. 21. Doffing-apparatus; bobbin-applying apparatus.- The full bobbins are removed from and empty ones appliad to the spindles by spring clips e, d<3>, carried by endless chains round slotted or grooved frames c, d, the heels of the clips being caused to grip the sides of the frames, which are made of such a form as to open and close the clips as required. The bobbin-removing clip e grips a full bobbin, carries it upwards over the upper part of the frame c and drops it into the receptacle g; the bobbin-applying clip d<2> removes a bobbin from the open bottom of the magazine f, and carries it in the direction of the arrow to the spindle a<1>. The chains are connected by bevel gearing b<4>, b<5>, b<6>, so as to move in opposite directions as shown, and the apparatus is mounted on a carriage b which is applied to the side of the spinning-machine, so that, by means of a rack-and-pinion arrangement a<9>, b<9> connected with the shaft of the bevel-wheel b', it is moved longitudinally along the spinning- frame as the bobbins are removed and applied. The apparatus is operated by a handle b<11>, and in order to allow for its continuous movement along the frame of the machine, the planes of the chains c, d may be inclined towards one another as shown. The empty-bobbin magazine f consists of a receptacle divided by vertical partitions into compartments, which are partially open below so as to allow the removal of the lowermost bobbin. The compartments are emptied in succession. When the first compartment is empty of bobbins, the magazine is moved by a spring cylinder and cord f<6>, so as to bring the next compartment over the bobbin-applying clips d<2>, this sliding movement of the magazine being controlled by an escapement mechanism, consisting of catches f<7> on each side of the magazine, which are engaged alternately by pivoted catches f<8>, operated through the rods f<10>, f<11> by a cam a<10> extending along the frame, the parts being so arranged that the escapement mechanism is operated each time a receptacle is emptied. The magazine is arranged to hold a sufficient number of bobbins for one side of a frame.
Patent GB-190212480-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Playing Balls
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
Filed: 1902-05-31
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 12,480. Kempshall, E. March 28, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Moulding balls.- Balls for golf, billiards, &c. are formed with a centre-piece 1 of gutta - percha or other hard material upon which are stretched two undersized hemispheres 2, 3 of rubber &c., the core thus formed being wound over in all directions with elastic thread 5 until a thick layer is formed. Outer shells 6, 7 of gutta-percha, celluloid, &c. are then placed over the layer 5 and the whole ball is compressed in heated dies so as to weld the various parts together. A layer of fabric or fibrous material is sometimes placed between the layer 5 and the outer shell.
Patent GB-190212737-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Blowing-off Machines for Electric Lamp Bulbs, or other Glass Bodies.
Inventor: SWAN ALFRED
Filed: 1902-06-04
Granted: 1902-08-28
Abstract: 12,737. Swan, A. June 4. Incandescent lamps.-In the machine shown, the vertical neck 5 of a lamp bulb is cut off to the proper length by turning it within a ring of blowpipe flames, until the excess glass drops off, whereupon the blowpipes are stopped and air is admitted to the bulb to blow off the soft end, and thus prepare the neck for attachment to the stem of the lamp. The bulb is supported in a socket 4 on a frame 2, which is revolved on ball bearings on a stationary upright tube. Within this tube the support 7 for the blowpipes is adjustable vertically by a hand cam 16. The blowpipes consist of a ring of gas burners on a circular channel 8, and a ring of air jets on another channel 9. The gas and air are supplied through flexible tubes from a double valve 19, which is held open by a link and a spring 21, but may be closed by depression of a treadle 18 and connecting-rod 32, and then held closed by a spring catch 30, until this is withdrawn by depression of a pedal 33. The air is admitted to the bulb from a rubber-lined cup 27, which is carried by a pivoted supply-pipe 23, and is brought down on the bulb by connection with the treadle 18, when this is depressed, air being simultaneously supplied to the tube 23.
Patent GB-190212780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Telephone Installations.
Inventor: HARDEGEN PAUL
Filed: 1902-06-04
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 12,780. Hardegen, P. June 4. Telephone systems.-Relates to direct-call systems in which table or wall instruments are provided with plug switches e for connecting to the various lines. The handle switch n for changing from the ringing to speaking circuits is provided with an additional contact-spring s and contact y between the plug and calling switch e, t, so that a false call cannot be received if the plug is left in a socket after a conversation is finished.
Patent GB-190220255-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Structural Arrangements in a Manner applicable to Flooring, Roofing, Walling and the like Structural purposes
Inventor: PEASE EDWARD LLOYD
Filed: 1902-09-17
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 20,255. Pease, E. L. Sept. 17. Stations.-Relates to floors, roofs, and walls of huts, railway or cattle sheds, and other structures. Floor-boards b, Fig. 1, are bevelled to receive a retaining wedge-shaped piece c. The joist a or floor-bearer may be dovetailed as shown in Fig. 2, metal strips d and wooden packing-pieces e locking the parts together. Bevelled bearers may be retained in position by metal strips driven down the side into saw-cuts made in the joists. In another form, two light principals g, Fig. 4, are provided with a distance-piece h, and are locked to the floorboards by metal strips d and a key c. The forms shown in Figs. 2 and 4 are applicable to roofs. For walls, panels b, Fig. 5, are secured by metal strips d to a post a, and the outer corner bevelled to receive a piece i.
Patent GB-190221290-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bung Bushings.
Inventor: RICKE GEORGE HENRY
Filed: 1902-09-30
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 21,290. Ricke, G. H. Sept. 30. Bungholes; tapping.-Bushings a, of suitable material, preferably metal, which may be used for bungholes or tapholes, are formed with a bead b, which is circumferentially grooved and provided with cutting-edges. The bushing is fitted between two staves which are grooved to receive the bead, the cutting-edges of which enter the material of the staves when the hoops are tightened. A space is allowed between the bushing and the staves, which serves to protect the staves when the bushing is heated, such as in coating or lining the vessel, and also serves to permit of the tightening of the staves.
Patent GB-190224759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tools for Cleaning Tubes.
Filed: 1902-11-11
Granted: 1903-01-01
Abstract: 24,759. Lake, H. H., [Stirling Co.]. Nov. 11. Cleaning tubes.-A tool for this purpose comprises the frame 1 adapted to be rotated by a turbine or other motor through the universal joint 4, 6, the disc 2 with its projecting parts 3, 12, and the heads or cutters 7, 11. One or more rotary cutters 11 are situated behind the toothed cutter 7, and a portion of their rear parts project beyond the periphery of the fixed cutter 7. The disc 2 has cut-away portions 15 alternating with the rotary cutters 11.
Patent GB-190228206-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Rotary Engine or Motor.
Inventor: BURKITT WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-12-22
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 28,206. Burkitt, W. Dec. 22. Annular-chamber type of motors. Admission and exhaust is controlled by a slide valve, which also serves to reverse the engine, and a roller with two strips or gluts forms an abutment. The piston b, Fig. 1, mounted on a central shaft,;and packed by rings in grooves in the cylinder walls, is shown on the "dead centre," and has a counter-clockwise rotation. When the vane g, solid with or attached to the piston b, passes the abutment q, steam passes through the pipe m into the steam chest, through end openings in the slide valve into the ports l, and thence through the port i to fill the corresponding part of the annular chamber. The other part of the chamber exhausts through the ports j, k to the pipe n. The top side of the valve is packed by a ring o and spring p. The steam pressure keeps the abutment, consisting of a roller q and steel strips or gluts r held apart and rendered steam-tight by springs s, against the piston surface, inclined side flanges h raising the abutment for the vanes f, g to pass under. By means of a handle v and pinion u, the valve may be shifted over, thereby reversing the engine, the portj being then the inlet and i the outlet. The valve may also be used as a stop valve, and as a throttle valve attached to a governing-arrangement. Two or more motors may be compounded by exhausting, either directly or through a receiver, from one motor into the next, and so on, the second or third &c. cylinder in this case being provided with an auxiliary starting-valve. Steam, compressed air, or gas may be employed as the working-fluid.
Patent GB-190305069-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stop-motions for Printing Presses and the like.
Filed: 1903-03-04
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 5069. Lake, H. H., [Economic Machine Co.]. March 4. Stopping-arrangements.-An automatic stop-motion for stopping a printing - machine when the paper or other material adheres to the forme has stopping - mechanism similar to that described in Specification No. 24,151, A.D. 1 9 02, and controlled by electromagnetic or mechanical means. Fig. 1 shows a stop-motion as applied to a cylinder machine with reciprocating bed C<1>. The stopping and starting handle E is connected by a rod f<2> and arm f<1> to a rockshaft F, which is also connected by an arm f<3> and rod f<4> to the foot-rod E<1> employed for controlling the brake. The shaft F is connected by links g<3>, g<4> to a lever g supporting a weight G and pivoted at g<1> to a standard g<2>. A pivoted latch H engages with a pin h<7> projecting from a link h<6> pivoted to the framing and forming one of a pair of toggle-levers connected to an arm h<4> on the shaft F ; by this means, the lever g is held normally in its raised position. To the latch H is connected the armature h' of a magnet h forming part of a circuit including a battery j and pairs of spring contact-pieces J adapted to make contact with detectors or fingers I pivoted at i and having their curved lower edges projecting into the spaces formed between raised parts of the forme. When a sheet, or part of a sheet, accidentally bridges one of these spaces, the corresponding finger completes the electromagnetic circuit, and the machine is caused to stop. In another form of stop-motion, controlled mechanically, the detectors or fingers have projecting arms adapted to lift corresponding pawls into engagement with ratchet-wheels carried by a rotating shaft. These pawls are pivoted to arms secured to an oscillatory shaft, from which motion is transmitted to the latch employed for normally holding a lever, corresponding to the lever g, in its raised position.
Patent GB-190311659-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Automatic Fire Escape
Inventor: PARRY GEORGE
Filed: 1903-05-21
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 11,659. Parry, G. May 21. Fire - escapes. - The fire - escape consists of a cradle E suspended from a flexible steel rope C or chain, which passes over a pulley D and is connected to a counterweight B, working inside a vertical tube. The cradle is guided in its descent by wire ropes F, and is controlled by brakes G gripping these ropes.
Patent GB-190311864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tiles for Walls, Roofs, and other Surfaces.
Inventor: ROTHWELL HENRY
Filed: 1903-05-25
Granted: 1904-03-31
Abstract: 11,864. Rothwell, H., and Sledden, J. May 25. Facing-tiles.-Tiles for walls, roofs, and other surfaces are formed with porous backs to adhere to plaster or cement, by applying a suitable flux, on which powdered brick, clay, marl, or shale is dusted and amalgamated by heat.
Patent GB-190315492-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Couplings suitable for Railway Carriages, Waggons and such like Vehicles.
Inventor: ROSE ARTHUR ARNOULD
Filed: 1903-07-13
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 15,492. Rose, A. A. July 13. Couplings, automatic.-On the end of each drawbar is pivoted a grappler consisting of two limbs B, C. The forward part of the limb B forms a hook D, shown in plan, and the limb C terminates in an outwardly-bent part a, with which the hook is adapted to engage. The lower surface of the nose of each hook is inclined, so that, when two vehicles come together, the hooks ride over the parts a and engage with them. Each grappler is pivoted on an abutment block, into which the front end of the draw-bar is screwed, and the abutment block bears on a bracket G secured to the end of the vehicle. When two vehicles come together, the two abutment blocks carrying the grapplers rotate in opposite directions about axes coincident with the centre lines of the draw-bars, while the hooks ride over the parts a. Uncoupling is effected by means of removable levers or " keys" which are inserted into holes in the hooks and are operated to turn the grapplers on their pivots laterally until they disengage. The grapplers are kept normally in their central positions by weighted levers G<1>; they can be held in an inoperative position, to allow of shunting &c., by turning them about the longitudinal axes of the draw-bars by means of canting-levers H, and then fixing the handles of the levers H to fastenings on the ends of the cars.