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Patent GB-190408519-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Coupling Devices for Air and Steam Conduits for Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: BOIRAULT LOUIS
Filed: 1904-04-13
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 8519. Boirault, L. April 14, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Couplings, disconnectible.-The railway-vehicle couplings described in Specification No. 21,546, A.D. 1900, [Abridgment Class Railway &c. vehicles], are provided with means for auto. matically connecting the air and steam conduits. The plate 1 forming the head of the coupling is provided with conduits 3, 4, to which flexible pipes 13 are attached. The conduits 3, 4 terminate in curved cavities 5, 6, above which is placed a rnbber disc 7 with apertures 9 registering with the cavities 5, 6 When the vehicles are coupled, the discs 7 are forced against each other and are held together by the coupling. The discs 7 are secured by a metal spring 10 and screws 11.
Patent GB-190409958-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Leggings.
Inventor: WAITE ALBERT WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-04-30
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 9958. Waite, A. W., Stallwood, T., and Stallwood, F. April 30. Leggings are fastened by means of a lace f, Fig; 1, which passes through holes e in one of the meeting edges and round ears d on the other. The ears are wedge - shaped and attached by their narrow ends so as to point inwards. A strap and buckle may be provided at the upper part of the legging and the lace secured by being passed through three small holes. The legging may be made integral with a boot.
Patent GB-190412377-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable Flame Spreaders and Mantle Holders for Incandescent Burners.
Inventor: WOLFSON JACOB
Filed: 1904-05-31
Granted: 1905-04-27
Abstract: 12,377. Wolfson, J. May 31. Incandescent gas burners.-A hollow inverted cone a with fluted walls and concave bottom is adjustable on the mantle rod e. A mantle support consists of a metal plate g pierced with a hole for the mantle rod and provided with depending arms h of asbestos or other refractory material.
Patent GB-190412927-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Distribution of the Weight of Travelling Cranes and other Heavy Bodies upon a Temporarily Extended Wheel Base.
Inventor: STOKES FREDERICK WILFRID SCOTT
Filed: 1904-06-08
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 12,927. Stokes, F. W. S. June 8. Couplings, axle-trucks used as; equalizing load on wheels; axle-trucks or undercarriages.-Relates to means whereby the weight of cranes and other heavy bodies is distributed over an extended wheel base, while the crane &c. is being moved from place to place. One or more subsidiary trucks b are employed, provided with longitudinal beams or girders a extending tLrough openings c in the headstock d of the crane to the crane bed-plate e. The girder is pivotally connected to the headstock by the bolt f working in the socket block g, thus allowing the trucks to pass round a curve. To facilitate this, ball bearings or rounded abutment plates h, h<1> are used at the bearing-surfaces. The beam a is connected to the middle of the subsidiary truck through suitable blocking-up gear. This may consist of a nut k pivoted horizontally in the girder and engaging a screwed shaft m, the lower end of which is stepped in a block n supported by the framework. Above the nut, the shaft has a collar p which bears on the step q fixed to the frame. The shaft m is rotated by ratchet levers r on a transverse shaft s, which carries a worm t gearing with a worm-wheel t<1>. By this means, part of the weight of the crane is carried by the subsidiary trucks. The load thrown on these trucks may be measured by the deflection of the springs. If desired, the leverage may be applied by means of suitable gear at the crane-truck end of the beams. The invention is described with reference to breakdown cranes on railways, but is stated to be applicable to other kinds of travelling cranes or to any heavy bodies mounted on trucks.
Patent GB-190415049-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Devices for Applying Wax or similar Material to Thread, Cord and the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1904-07-05
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 15,049. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. July 5. Sewing- machines, waxing thread in. -Threads, cords, &c. are waxed &c. by means of the apparatus represented in the Figures, which may be attached to the frame of a sewing - machine. Thematerial is passed through a tubular waxing- chamber 5, Figs. 1 and 3, extending along the sides of a conical vessel 3 forming a wax reservoir and communicating with the chamber 5 by slots or openings at intervals. Thetubular chamber 5 is provided wit h a heating-jacket 6 which may form part of a circulating- system comprising a heating-coil 41, circulating-pipes 46, and a reservoir 40 for water, oil, &c. Steam or other the heating-fluid, may, however, be circulated through the jacket 6 from an external source. At the lowest part of the waxing-chamber, the thread passes over a guide 23 on the end of an arm 24 which extends downwards from a cross-piece clamped adjustably to the upper part of the wax reservoir. At the entrance to the waxing-chamber, the thread passes through a tension device, Fig. 7, and at the exit end thereof through a device for stripping surplus wax from the thread. The tension device consists of an adjustable plate 13 against which a plate 15 is pressed by means of an adjustable spring 21. The stripping-device consists of a pair of segments 28 having tapered grooves in their edges which may be adjusted so as to vary the size of the opening formed by the grooves. The axles of the grooved segments carry also toothed segments which are turned in one direction by a spring and in the other by a worm operated by the milled head 38, the result being that the grooved segments can yield and provide a larger opening for the passage of knots &c.
Patent GB-190415645-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Adjustable Shore or Strut for use in Supporting the Sides of Earth Trenches, and the like Excavations, while under Construction.
Inventor: DOUGLAS JOHN
Filed: 1904-07-14
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 15,645. Douglas, J., and Christie, W. July 14. Lifting-jacks.-An apparatus resembling a lifting- jack is employed to replace the ordinary wood struts used in shoring the sides of earth trenches. Two pistons B, C, with spread-out roughened feet L, are inserted in a tubular body A. The piston B has a number of holes and can be secured in a roughlyadjusted position by a pin. For finer adjustment, a cam-lever F levers out the piston C, which is formed with rack tee'.h held by a detent K which can be knocked out to dismount the apparatus.
Patent GB-190420471-A (GB)
Title: Improved Feeding Devices for Duplicators and the like
Inventor: KLABER AUGUSTUS DAVID
Filed: 1904-09-22
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 20,471. Klaber, A. D., and Cox, E. A. Sept. 22. Copying documents; feeding sheets.-In one form of apparatus for feeding sheets to rotary duplicators or the like, two arms m, carried at one end by a spring-controlled pivoted frame n, and actuated by a cam f through an adjustable lever h, have pivoted at or near their outer ends a spindle with rollers o and a gripping-device 5. This may consist of a plate with a strip of leather on the underside, and pins passing through the leather, or it may be roughened on the under surface in any suitable manner. On its forward movement, the pad 5 buckles the top sheet 1 of the pile on the table q against a spring-controlled stop v, which is then momentarily lowered by a cam engaging the rubber roller y, the gripper 5 being meanwhile preferably at rest. The sheet is thus delivered between the roller 2 and the drum a. On the return movement, the gripper 5 is turned up a small distance from the paper, and, further rotation being prevented by stops, the rollers o then slide over the surface until the operation begins again. In another form, the bars m carry at their ends a cross-bar having one or more adhesive pads, which rest on the pile when in their outermost position. By a further movement of the cam, the pads are lifted up, carrying the top sheet with them, and in this position they preferably remain at rest a short time to allow any lower sheets to drop. They then move forward with the sheet, and deliver it to the feed-roller. In this position, they again remain preferably at rest while the sheet is taken, and then return for the next sheet. The pads, of gelatine or the like, may be kept moist by boxes enclosing them. The rods m may be actuated either by a cam, or other mechanism such as a trigger device.
Patent GB-190420673-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Anaesthetizers.
Inventor: JONES EDWIN CHARLES
Filed: 1904-09-26
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 20,673. Jones, E. C. Sept. 26. Inhalers.-The anµsthetizer comprises a nasal member a and an oral member q hinged together and provided each with exhaling and inhaling valves g, h and w, v respectively. Attached to the inhaling-valves h, v are flexible tubes i, f, the other ends of which fit on two of the branches of a Y-piece provided with stop-cocks c<1>, a<1>. By this means, the anaesthetic can be directed to either or both the oral and nasal members. The third branch of the Y-piece is provided with a lateral aperture k, for the inlet of air or oxygen, and a tubular valve l for regulating the size of such aperture. The tube m leading from the anaesthetic supply is fitted on to a piece provided with a stopcock m<1> and with a nozzle o which projects into the Y-piece near the aperture k. By this arrangement, the flow of the anaesthetic through the nozzle o draws in air in any desired proportion. When the oral member is to be used as a gag, its valves are closed by caps. The oral member may be raised for accession to the oral cavity, or by a suitable hinging device it may be removed altogether. Straps m<11> are provided for holding the device in position and an adjustable support p.
Patent GB-190422751-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Detachable Flier Spindle.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-10-21
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 22,751. Thompson, W. P., [Clapham, T.]. Oct. 21. Spindles.-A flyer spindle is made with its head f conical and fitting into a conical socket c in the flyer frame. A pin e crosses this socket and engages with a crossgroove g in the spindle head. This is made oblique so that, correspondingly as the spindle head wears, it will be drawn further into the socket by the pin engaging at a point lower down the groove. Part of the spindle head above the groove may be cut away to facilitate insertion.
Patent GB-190425385-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Material for the Paving of Roadways and Sidewalks, and for other purposes.
Inventor: WILKINSON JOHN
Filed: 1904-11-22
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 25,385. Wilkinson, J. Nov. 22. Asphalt paving.-A mixture of bitumen and powdered and granulated granite is used for paving roads, footways, and for damp courses. One part of bitumen is heated and made into a paste with two parts of powdered granite. The paste is mixed with three parts of granulated or coarser granite. The mixture, while still hot, may be moulded into blocks for transit, to be subsequently melted for use.
Patent GB-190426676-A (GB)
Title: Improved Tyre Vulcanising Apparatus.
Inventor: LEESON GEORGE WILLIAM TANSLEY
Filed: 1904-12-07
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 26,676. Leeson, G. W. T. Dec. 7. India-rubber, vulcanizing.-In an apparatus for vulcanizing india-rubber tyres, covers, or air tubes, an annular chamber E, contained within annular walls A, B and closed by a segmental or other cover plate F, is heated from below by a ring burner H or other means. Division plates K serve to hold the tyre central in the chamber E and, with a segmental burner, for local vulcanizations, for which purpose the space U between the walls A is divided by fixed or adjustable plates. Any type of expanding mandrel may be used, a suitable form being shown in Fig. 4. Swing clamps secure the cover F in position and are also used for operating on air tubes on the flat ; or a concave surface, having a recess to take the inflating-valve, may be provided.
Patent GB-190500157-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Domestic Garbage Burners.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1905-01-03
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 157. Thompson, W. P., [McGurrin, F. E.]. Jan. 3. G a s burners. -A burner for carbonizing domestic garbage and converting it into ashes consists of a series of hollow parallel bars shaped in crosssection as shown in Fig. 5, so that the ashes falling on to them pass to the bottom and fall into the ash-pit. Each bar has a water space 13 and a gas space 12 with burner apertures 14, and these spaces communicate with compartments of the headers which are connected to the water tank and the gas supply pipe. The water spaces 13 in the burner bars may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190500214-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Scarf Pin Guards or the like.
Inventor: WHEATLEY WILLIAM HUMPHREY
Filed: 1905-01-04
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 214. Wheatley, W. H., [Nobs, C.]. Jan. 4. Pins, dress and like.-A guard for a scarf or brooch pin consists of two metal fingers 1, Figs. 1 and 2, passing through apertures in a spring 8, and encircling a pivot 6. The scarf or brooch pin is gripped in the space 5 enclosed by the indented portions, and the device is actuated by the wearer pressing the ends of the parts 3 between his fingers. The ends 10 of the spring press against the fingers 1, and retain the pin in position.
Patent GB-190504023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Beater-bars and Bed-plates of the Drums of Thrashing Machines.
Inventor: BROWN FRANK WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-02-27
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 4023. Brown, F. W. Feb. 27. Thrashing-machines.-The beater-bar A, Figs. 1 and 2, is formed on the underside with one or more longitudinal ribs B, which engage in grooves D in the bed-plate C, dovetailed slots E being made in the ribs to receive the heads of the holding- down bolts. In a modification, two thin converging ribs G, Fig. 5, are formed ou the underside of the bar A ; or a single rib may be employed, the head of the bolt F then bearing against the opposite side of the groove in the bed-plate C.
Patent GB-190507924-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Chairs, Seats, Stools, Sofas and the like.
Filed: 1905-04-13
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 7924. Lacey, C. T., and Birch, Ltd., W. April 13. Chairs, seats, sofas, &c.-The seat of a chair or the like may be removed from the frame, and is constructed so as to present the appearance of a chair upholstered in the ordinary manner. A box C is provided on three sides with flanges B, and is adapted to fit within the frame A of a chair. Upholstery springs D are supported by webbing E or a wooden base, and the top webbing F and the covering H are attached to the frame B, the covering H being drawn down the outside of the frame B. In some cases the bottom of the box C may rest on cut-out corners on the legs or on brackets. Instead of springs being used, the frame B may be stuffed, in which case the stuffing would be done solely on the frame B.
Patent GB-190510131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversible Seats for Vehicles and Outdoor Use, applicable also as or to Dry Seats.
Inventor: WILSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-05-15
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 10,131. Wilson, W. May 15. Stays ; pivots.-Relates to pivots used in connexion with reversible outdoor seats. The links c are pivoted to the seat back b at f, and to the seat a at e, and are connected to each other by a rule-joint d, so that the back may be folded on to the seat or be turned into the reversed position. The pivots e, f may be of the form indicated in Fig. 5, being arranged so as to limit the motion of the links c. to that which is required in thus moving the back.
Patent GB-190525846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Rubber Cloth.
Inventor: LASKI ALBERT DE
Filed: 1905-12-12
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 25,846. Laski, A. de, and Thropp, P. D. Dec. 12. Woven fabrics, materials for. Strong fabrics for pneumatic tyres, fire-hose, &c. are woven with the warp, or weft, or both, consisting of twisted rubbertreated fabric. This fabric may be friction duck, or a fabric impregnated or faced with a rubber solution. The fabric 1 is slit into strips 2 as it comes from the treating-rolls, and these are fed continuously to a twisting-machine to produce twisted threads 3, the rubber solution causing their twisted faces to adhere. The threads are woven to form tubular or flat fabrics, with the warps and wefts crossing at right-angles or obliquely. The woven fabrics are submitted to a vulcanizing process, and the fabrics are made coherent and air-proof.
Patent GB-190600051-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Wedge Breech Block Mechanism for Ordnance.
Filed: 1906-01-01
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 51. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. March 17,1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Ordnance breech mechanism.-Relates to automatic wedgebreech mechanism of thekinddescribed in Specification No. 13,738, A.D.. 1904, and consists in providing a safety catch to prevent the premature closing of the breech. A lug n<2> on the bolt N projects through a slot h<2> in the arm h<1> of the handle H and engages, when the handle is in the position shown and the breech is open, with a spring bolt S, located in the side A of the gun.
Patent GB-190600717-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Removal of Metal Plating or Coating from Metallic or other Surfaces.
Inventor: HODGKINSON WILLIAM RICHARD
Filed: 1906-01-10
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 717. Hodgkinson, W. R., Hardcastle, J. H., and Coote, A. M. Jan. 10. Ordnance, cleaning.-The metal fouling is removed by electrolysis, the liquid employed being the amide of an acid, or an ammonium salt, in solution with free ammonia.
Patent GB-190601259-A (GB)
Title: An Electrical Switch for Increasing or Decreasing the Number of Lamps or other Appliances in use.
Inventor: TURNER CHARLES JAMES
Filed: 1906-01-17
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 1259. Turner, C. J. Jan. 17. Switches.-A ceiling rose is constructed so that the current supplied to a plurality of lamps or other electric appliances may be controlled by pulling down the depending cord. In a three-light electrolier, the return wire D, Fig. 1, is connected to one terminal f<1> of the mains. Two supply wires are connected to two parallel plates e, e', Fig. 2, screwed to the back of an insulating support A, a third plate e<2> being connected to the other main terminal f. The connecting-wires are sufficiently slack to admit of their being drawn up and down in the rosette. To facilitate this, they are mounted on a yoke B, which slides up and down on guide-rods h and is normally held up by a spring j. Attached to the yoke is a pronged contact-maker held by a spring so as to project approximately horizontally. The pronged end snaps into recesses in the part A when the cord O is pulled down, and makes contact with pins d<1>, d<2>, d<3>, which press on the strips e, e', e<3>, the pins being selectively arranged so as to Jight certain lamps according to the particular recess into which the comb teeth are pulled. The construction may be modified so as to make the teeth stationary and the pins on the strips movable.
Patent GB-190607817-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gear for Directing Trains of Wagons on Common Roads.
Inventor: JONAS RICHARD
Filed: 1906-03-31
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 7817. Jonas, R. March 31. Traction engines and road locomotives. - Relates to coupling - devices for composite vehicles composed of two single - axle wagons of the type described in Specification No. 29,131, A.D. 1904, and consists in providing a hand-operated directing-gear between the two parts of each composite vehicle, for use when the traction engine is backing the train. Figs. 1 and 2 show the two parts A, B of one of these vehicles, the former carrying a hooked crutch i engaged by the bar k. The latter is bifurcated at its other extremity, and engages a nut l having trunnions which work in slots on the bar k. The nut works on the screwed spindle m, which is mounted in bearings on the part B of the composite vehicle, and is rotated by cranked handles fitted at each end. Either part of the vehicle may be secured rigidly to the connecting- bar a by means of a pin, as described in the prior Specification, and the other part may be moved to any angle with the bar a by rotation of the screw. The device is rendered inoperative during forward motion by raising the bar k out of the crutch.
Patent GB-190612532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Knife, Fork, Can Opener and Saw.
Inventor: HELLMUTH CHARLES
Filed: 1906-05-29
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 12,532. Hellmuth, C. Aug. 26, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Handles combination tools.-Relates to a combined knife, fork, can-opener, and saw for use at picnics &c. The knife 12, Fig. 3, and saw 11 are formed at the ends of a plate 10 and are reversibly secured in one half 2 of the handle. A notched metallic block 13 fits in a bole in the handle 2 and in a hole in the plate 10 and is secured to a plate 18, Fig. 4, secured to the handle 2 in a suitable manner. A button 16, pivoted to the block 13, holds the tools in position. The fork and can - opener are similarly formed and similarly held in the other half of the handle. The two halves overlap and fit together, the corresponding faces being flush with one another, the whole forming a case completely enclosing the tools.
Patent GB-190614248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Spirit Stoves and the like.
Inventor: BERGMANN KARL
Filed: 1906-06-21
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 14,248. Bergmann, K., and Fric. A. June 21. Vapour burners; vaporizing-apparatus. -A vapour burner of special construction is mounted on a stand which also carries an elevated reservoir 7 on a swivelling arm 9. The spirit passes through a valve-controlled pipe 15 to the burner, which is formed by a cover-plate 3 and an under plate 4 fitted with bolts 5. The spirit passes through radial passages extending from the circumference of the plate 4 to a ring of apertures 2, and is vaporized by the heat transmitted downwards by the bolts 5. When the cooking-vessel is removed from the bolts 5, the reservoir may be swung over the extinguished burner.
Patent GB-190614661-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Automatically Lighting Gas Lamps.
Inventor: KISSEL WILHELM
Filed: 1906-06-27
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 14,661. Kissel, W. June 27. Liquid-seal valves.-Relates to apparatus for adjusting the depth to which a pipe is immersed in a mercury seal k. A float l is raised and lowered by variations of gas-pressure within a chamber t surrounded by an outer casings, and the pressure required for opening the valve is adjusted by regulating the level of the liquid in the chambers s, t by means of a plunger g which is provided with a stem m secured by a screw i so that the extent of immersion of the plunger can be varied. Specification No. 14,923, A.D. 1905, [Abridgment Class Lamps &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190617819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Match Safes.
Inventor: PICKARD CHARLES
Filed: 1906-08-08
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 17,819. Pickard, C. Aug. 8. Contents, delivering and withdrawing. - Match safes or boxes are provided with means for the delivery of single matches and for preventing spilling of the contents. A milled wheel 3, Fig. 3, is mounted on a spring 4 so as norwally to project through a slot 3<a> in the side of the box. The wheel may be turned so that a cam 7, Fig. 4, engages the box side and depresses the wheel to prevent the egress of matches through the aperture 5. When the wheel is in the normal position, a match can fall under it, and the wheel is then rotated to deliver the match. The cam 7 may be replaced by an eccentric collar, or the wheel may be depressed either by a cover 8, Fig. 6, sliding in guides 9, or by a wedge operated by a button 11, Fig. 7, sliding in a slot 12. If desired, the wheel 3 may be mounted eccentrically. A transverse partition 13 is preferably provided to prevent the matches from interfering with the ejecting- mechanism.