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Patent GB-190402082-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Cooling or Refrigerating Apparatus
Inventor: KNOX GEORGE FRANCIS
Filed: 1904-01-27
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 2082. Knox, G. F. Jan. 27. C o o l i n g liquids.-In tubular cooling or refrigerating apparatus, space is economized by brazing the tubes to the end chambers or headers in place of connecting them by flanges and bolts. The tubes may be circular, oval, or of other suitable shape in crosssection, and may be placed close together, as shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 6, or separated by webs, as shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9. In Fig. 10 is shown the method of making the joints where the tubes come in contact with each other, the tube ends being formed with grooves which are filled in with metal.
Patent GB-190403163-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Road Wheels of Motor Cars, Ordnance, and other Wheeled Vehicles.
Inventor: LORD RICHARD
Filed: 1904-02-09
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 3163. Lord, R., and Collingbourne, T. H. Feb. 9. Hubs; spokes.-In wheels for motor cars, ordnance carriages, and other vehicles, the hub is made in two parts 1, 2, Fig. 5, which fit into each other and enclose the spokes in holes 7, an annular space being left to receive wedge-shaped heads 9, Fig. 3, of the spokes 8. The spokes are screwed internally and externally at the outer ends and secured to the rim by nipples 13 and a locking- screw 14. The two parts of the hub are secured together by one or more lock - nuts 6, Fig. 5, screwed on to the end of the part 1, which may have two threads of different pitch or of opposite hands. The abutting edges 4, 5 of the hub may be grooved and tenoned. For two sets of spokes, a central ring having semicircular holes is placed between the parts 1, 2 so as to form two sets of holes. The spokes are tubular, and are swaged or pressed to the desired section. In a modified way of securing the spokes to the rim, the nipples 13, Fig. 4, have external threads 15, on to which locknuts 16 are screwed against the inside of the rim.
Patent GB-190404037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Automatically Turning and Chamfering or Finishing Screw Nuts.
Inventor: WEBSTER JAMES KILBURN
Filed: 1904-02-18
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 4037. Webster, J. K. Feb. 18. Lathes; chucks; mandrels.- In a machine for turning and chamfering the faces of nuts, a number of headstocks B are arranged on a suitable framing. Each headstock carries a spindle C, driven from the main shaft by a loosely - mounted spurwheel h and clutch G, and having a hollow centre into which a screwed mandrel D, to take the nut D to be faced, is so fitted that if the end gets broken off, the mandrel can be screwed out and used again. A cap F holding a plate f with a hexagonal or other shaped hole concentric with the mandrel to fit the nut is freely mounted on the end of the spindle and is rotated to screw the nut off the mandrel on completion of the operation by putting in the clutch P. The slide-rest W is traversed by means of a drum cam X on a shaft V worm-driven from a countershaft T. On coming to the end of the traverse, the lever Y comes against a stop y', thus feeding the tools w<1> back from the work, a stop y<1> at the other end feeding the tools forward again. When the facing and chamfering is finished by the tools w<1>, a tool z is moved forward by a cam-operated lever and removes the burr from the edge of the hole in the nut. A cam 4 on the shaft V then puts the clutch G out of gear by means of the levers L, M and throws the clutch P into action whereby the spindle C is stopped and the nut screws off the mandrel and drops into a tray S below.
Patent GB-190406259-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Wrench and Screw Plate
Inventor: RUTH GUY HOWARD
Filed: 1904-03-15
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 6259. Ruth, G. H., and Willard, L. R. March 15. Combination tools.-A wrench with inclined jaws, one of which is serrated, at each, end, has at its centre slightly-tapered dies 11, 12, 13 for screwing or cleaning-up various sizes of bolts, the dies being connected by slots 14, 15 which are extended at 16, 17.
Patent GB-190407114-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cooking Utensils.
Inventor: WHEELER HENRY JOHN
Filed: 1904-03-24
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 7114. Wheeler, H. J. March 24. Kettles; saucepans; lids and covers.-A rectangular or other shaped recess in the top of a cooking- vessel has an aperture c of about half its area. A lid d, sliding in the recess, is adapted to cover and uncover the aperture. The lid is retained in the recess by wires e, or by flanges along its edges taking under flanges along the sides of the recess. The recess prevents boiling over by acting as a cooling-chamber.
Patent GB-190408204-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Strainers.
Inventor: MOWLEM JOHN
Filed: 1904-04-09
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 8204. Mowlem, J. April 9. Wire strainers.- A strainer, which is used both for securing wire to a post and for mending broken wires, is provided with jaws m, o, Fig. 1, for holding one wire, while the other is held in a similar gripping-device on the end of a chain f. Pins on the chain f take in sprocket - wheels c on the spindle g provided with a ratchet and pawl d, e. The jaws n, p are for holding a wire temporarily, and in the case of a soft wire a gripper, shown in Fig. 4, is used. This consists of two levers 1, 2 pivoted at 5, and joined to the chain f by a ring 4.
Patent GB-190409868-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lathes.
Inventor: HARTNESS JAMES
Filed: 1904-04-29
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 9868. Hartness, J. April 29. Lathes. - The traversing - gear of lathes is arranged to slip if the carriage encounters an obstruction. Means are provided for reversing the traverse, and an alarm is brought into action when slip takes place. The carriage is traversed by a rack and pinion driven through spur reductiongearing from either a right-hand worm 45, Fig. 5, or a left-hand worm 44. The worms are keyed to a sleeve 46, Figs. 5 and 6, and are slidable in the worm box 38, which may be lowered to effect the change by an arm 39 on a shaft 40 provided with a hand-lever and locking-catch. The sleeve 46 is loose on a shaft 37 and has a flange 54 bearing against the end of a casing 48 feathered to the shaft. Two cam members 52, 53, Figs. 5, 6, and 13, are connected by a spring 61, and are loose on the sleeve 46. The cam member 53 is keyed to the casing 48, and a locking-ring 51 loose on the sleeve 46 screws into the casing and serves to adjust the distance between the cam members and consequently the stress in the spring. Power is transmitted by reason of the friction between the member 52 and the flange 54. When traversing, as for example in chasing, the carriage may be driven either way against a fixed stop, the spring 61 then yields and allows the shaft 37 to rotate free of the worm sleeve. Teeth formed on the flange 54 engage a pin 73 attached to a spring secured to the casing 48 and give an audible alarm whenever slipping takes place. A hand-lever 65 engages the grooved end 49 of the casing and can be maintained, by pins and grooves, in either of the positions shown in Fig. 5 according to the direction of traverse required.
Patent GB-190411457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Drawing and like Stands
Inventor: ASHELM PAUL
Filed: 1904-05-18
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 11,457. Ashelm, P. May 18. Drawing &c. appliances; easels.-A collapsable stand for supporting sketching-blocks, drawing- paper, &c. is formed from a piece of pasteboard or other material, which is bent or otherwise formed into three jointed and connected parts, Fig. 1, the middle one a of which serves as an easel and the outer ones b, c serve as supports, as shown. The stand is strengthened by a tape or cord f which passes through the part c and is glued at its extremities, these being also strengthened with paper. The central portion a may be provided with longitudinal or transverse grooves d of wood, tin, pasteboard, &c., in which to fix the drawing sheets or blocks. The supports b, c may be tapered to permit the stand to be placed sideways. The supports may also be formed, as shown at b<2>, c<2>, Fig. 8, with portions cut away, the projection g of the part c<2> resting in recesses i in the part b<2> in its extreme positions.
Patent GB-190414763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Models for use in the Manufacture or Treatment of Gloves.
Filed: 1904-06-30
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 14,763. Kirbach, Gebr. Dec. 18, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Glove stretchers. - A glove model for use in the manufacture, washing, or other treatment of gloves, is provided with two or more pivoted fingers a, b, which can be moved aside both ways to give ready access to the parts between the fingers.
Patent GB-190415037-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Game and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: MALINGS CHARLES JAMES
Filed: 1904-07-05
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 15,037. Malings, C. J. July 5. Games played with balls, clubs, hoops, nets, and targets.-An indoor or outdoor game is played by driving balls, by means of clubs 18, Fig. 4, around a course such as a field marked with chalk lines and flags 2, Fig. 1, the object of the players being to drive the balls through openings 8, Fig. 2, in supports, which may take the form of figures and are secured to the ground by arches 11 with staples 12 or by screws 14 so arranged that the openings 8 are in a raised position. Sheets of paper are stretched across the openings 8, to indicate the passage of a ball through an opening, and nets 19 may be placed in front of the openings to serve as obstacles. Each player, after striking his ball through the whole number of his openings 8, tries to strike a bull's eye 6 of a target 5, and, when this is struck, a signal or gong is sounded. The ball has then to be struck into a recess 4 in a raised part 3 of the field. The player who completes the course in the least number of strokes wins the game. When played indoors, a piled carpet is used.
Patent GB-190418788-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Otter Boards for use in connection with Trawl Nets.
Inventor: FLEMING WALTER JAMES
IPC: A01K73/045
Filed: 1904-08-31
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 18,788. Fleming, W. J., and Gale, R. H. Aug. 31. Trawling-gear.-Otter-boards are made without bolts passing through the planks. A skeleton metal frame A, B, C, D, Fig. 1, is built up of channel-irons or the like, with intermediate longitudinal bars E ... E<3> of like formation, secured by bolts F. The two ends and the bottom may be in one piece, or one end may be separate, or two separate ends may be connected to the bottom by side-pieces D', Fig. 1. A frame of this kind is filled in with planks G ... G<4>. The towing- eyebolts H ... H<3> are either secured through the planking, as shown, or are attached to the frame. The otter-board is fitted with wearing-pieces K, and may be ballasted by short lengths of piping &c. fitted vertically between the members E<3>, D'. In a modified construction, the channel-irons E ... E<3> are replaced by flat strips, as shown in Fig. 7, the ends of which are secured by clamping-rings M, by nuts, or by other means. The top channel-iron may be dispensed with, the planks being secured by strips L, which are turned over the top of the board, and secured as shown.
Patent GB-190421558-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sterilizing and Purifying Water and other Liquids.
Inventor: FREYSSINGE LOUIS
Filed: 1904-10-07
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 21,558. Freyssinge, L., and Roche, R. Oct. 7. Liquids, sterilizing.-Water and other liquids are purified by nascent oxygen produced from calcium peroxide. The peroxide may be allowed to decompose of itself, or may be decomposed by acids, alum, or acid salts or bicarbonates. The residue is filtered off through wadding or other material. The Provisional Specification states that other peroxides may be used and that the superfluous oxygen may be removed by means of manganese dioxide or charcoal.
Patent GB-190425865-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Portable Domestic Fire-escape.
Inventor: HOARE FRANCES STAFFORD O'BRIEN
Filed: 1904-11-28
Granted: 1905-09-28
Abstract: 25,865. Noare, F. S. O'B., and Hamilton, N. H. Nov. 28. Fire - escapes. - A rope ladder a is supported b y a cross-bar b, bearing against the walls of the room, and brackets b<1> are connected by a cross-brace b', to which the ladder is attached. The brackets b<1> may be curved inwards as shown in dotted lines to take a bearing against the wall under the sill. The cross-bar, brackets, and brace are preferably made of steel tubing, while the rungs of the ladder may be of wood, or of rope, with steel rungs at intervals to keep the sides at the proper distance apart.
Patent GB-190426103-A (GB)
Title: Improved Oil-lamp Burner.
Inventor: HERRMANN MAX
Filed: 1904-11-30
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 26,103. Hermann, M., and Lorenz, L. Nov. 30. Incandescent oil lamps; oil-lamp burners.-To ensure more perfect vaporisation of the oil or spirit and to prevent charring of the wick, the wick-tubes are pierced near the top by small holes c, d. Below these holes, dished rings f, g are fixed, projecting upwards to the level of the top of the wick-tubes. A flame spreader is made of two or three discs h, i, k fixed to a small tube l pierced with apertures m below each of the discs. In modifications, (1), Fig. 1, for incandescent lighting, the outer dished ring f is sloped outwards, and the inner ring g is carried up above the wick-tube ; (2), Fig. 2, in incandescent burners, flanges n, o on the dished rings project inwards and outwards respectively ; (3), the dished rings f, g project above the wick-tube and converge to form a slit.
Patent GB-190429546-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wicks for Candles and the like.
Inventor: PFERSDORFF VICTOR
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 29,546. Ffersdorff, V. April 21, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Candles.-Wicks for candles are made of artificial silk. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 comprises also wicks made of ordinary silk. This subject matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190500628-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or pertaining to Flash Light Apparatus for Photographic Operations and for other purposes.
Inventor: PAYNE FREDERICK FITZ
Filed: 1905-01-12
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 628. FitzPayne, F. Jan. 12. Flash lamps.-In flash-light apparatus for photographic and similar purposes the powder is ignited by a wire stretched across two insulated terminals and heated by a current. To ensure immediate and reliable ignition the wire is covered with a wrapping of highly inflammable material.
Patent GB-190508619-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Attaching Renewable Rail Caps to Metal Rails for Carrying Wheeled Vehicles or other Moving Loads
Inventor: PERRY HERBERT WILFRED
Filed: 1905-04-22
Granted: 1906-03-01
Abstract: 8619. Perry, H. W. April 22 Rails.-A renewable cap, which is an improved form of the cap described in Specification No. 21,169, A.D. 1904, is secured to the rail by nicking its depending edges and then bending portions under the rail head as seen in Fig. 1. The bent-in portions may be opposite one another, or arranged alternately on opposite sides of the cap. The cap may, or may not, grip the sides of the rail head and may be varied in contour to suit the rail head. The Provisional Specification states that the edges of the cap may be bent under the rail head throughout their whole length.
Patent GB-190509332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastening Devices for Cuffs.
Inventor: APPERLY EBENEZER
Filed: 1905-05-03
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 9332. Apperly, E. May 3. Sleeve-links. - Relates to a fastening-device for cuffs, of the type described in Specifications No. 16,719, A.D. 1884, and No. 599, A.D. 1894. The head b is rigidly fastened to a straight, wide metal shank a, to the other end of which is pivotally connected a head c, the arrangement being such as to prevent motion of the device in the buttonholes.
Patent GB-190510631-A (GB)
Title: An Apparatus for Measuring and Marking the Distance from the Ground of Skirts and other Garments.
Inventor: CHEYNE SAMUEL DONALD
Filed: 1905-05-22
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 10,631. Cheyne, S. D. May 22. Measuring for.-An apparatus for measuring and marking the distance from the ground of skirts and other garments comprises a base a, to which are attached two uprights c, d, the upright d being marked in inches &c. and provided with notches e at the scale divisions. In use, the lower part o f t h e skirt or other garment lies between the up. rights, and the height is marked off on it by resting the marking chalk in one of the notches, as desired. For temporary use, the base is pushed under a strap f secured to the floor.
Patent GB-190510935-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Tufting Mattresses
Inventor: BENT GEORGE WHITFIELD
Filed: 1905-05-25
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 10,935. Bent, G. W. May 25. Upholstery buttoning and like machines -Relates to an apparatus for tufting mattresses, comprising a bed on which the mattress is supported, and a needle-carrying frame, the two parts being relatively movable. The bed is constructed to permit the needles b, Figs. 1 and 5, to pass through it and into the mattress a, and in the form shown comprises horizontal side bars c, upright end pieces d, longitudinal slats e, and transverse cross-bars f, passed through eyes g on the slats e. The side bars have laterally-projecting edge pieces h. The bed is provided with a top similarly constructed and formed in halves which are pivoted to the end pieces d. Transverse bars m are fixed to the free ends of the longitudinal slats i forming the cover, and project beyond the sides of the cover. The cover is locked to the bottom of the bed by a bar n provided with a cross-piece o which rests on the cross-bars m, the lower end of the bar n engaging catches p pivoted to the side bars c. The bar n is connected with the bed bottom by a cord q, the length of which can be adjusted by passing it through a series of holes in the bar. Treadles b are arranged on a frame to which they are connected by holders 10 having clamping-screws 13, 25 and mounted on longitudinal angle-irons 14 secured at their ends to cross-bars 15, Fig. 4. The outer bars 14 are secured firmly to the end crossbars 15, while intermediate bars 14 are secured by nuts and bolts which allow of adjustment of the frame to suit different sizes of mattresses. The needle-carrier may be strengthened at its centre by braces 26 secured to the outermost bats 14. The frame carrying the needles is raised or lowered by racks 30 actuated by gearing 31, 38, 40, and a lever 49 pivoted on a fixed frame 34. The mattress support can be moved bodily, the end bars d being connected by angle-irons 46 to cords 47 passing over pulleys 48 and connected to counterweights 49 movable in boxes 50 provided with openings, in which are guide-bars 51. The pulleys are mounted on the guide-bars 51, which are connected by tiebars 55. The mattress support in its lowered position rests on uprights 59 and is locked by latches 58 which engage the angle-irons 46. The support may also be locked in its upper position by levers 60 normally held in position by springs 61. In operation, the mattress is placed on the support and the cover closed upon it, lowered, and locked in position. The needles are then forced through it by means of the lever. The needles are then threaded, the tabs placed in position, and the carrying-frame lowered.
Patent GB-190511339-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Valves suitable for Regulating the Engines of Motor Cars.
Filed: 1905-05-30
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 11,339. Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co., Sir W. G., and Wilson, W. G. May 30. Rotary cylindrical valves; tubular valves. - Throttle valves for the engines of motor-cars are given either an axial movement, a rotary movement, or a combination of the two. This method allows of a finer adjustment, especially when the valve is nearly closed, than is possible with a single movement. The valve b, Fig. 1, is given an axial displacement by an arm c, operated by a treadle, and a rotary movement by an arm d, actuated by the band or a governor, through a wire e. An axial adjustment of the ports is shown in Fig. 4, a rotary adjustment in Fig. 7, and a combination of the two in Fig. 6.
Patent GB-190512898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Exhaust Silencers for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: CLARK LEONARD KNIGHT
Filed: 1905-06-22
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 12,898. Clark, L. K. June 22. Exhaust-silencers for a two or four cylinder explosion engine. The exhaust gases escape alternately into an internal cylinder B and an external cylinder A, and finally escape into the atmosphere in a continuous stream through a nest of tubes 7, two of which are shown. The engine cylinders exhaust in the order 1, 2, 4, 3, so that the cylinders 1, 4 exhaust into a pipe 5 communicating with the cylinder A, and the cylinders 2, 3 exhaust by the pipe 6 into the chamber B. Tubes 8 from the cylinder B project into the tubes 7, so that each chamber A, B.while exhausting exerts a suction on the other chamber. The cylinder B is held in place by a stay 9.
Patent GB-190513147-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Typewriting Machines
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1905-06-26
Granted: 1906-06-14
Abstract: 13,147. Boult, A. J., [Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co., L. C.]. June 26. Typewriters.-Relates (1) to the paper-feeding mechanism and (2) to the line-spacing mechanism of typewriters. (1) The paper-feeding mechanism is shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4. Paper-feed rollers 103, 104 are mounted on frames b, c, which are mounted on studs 107, 113 on brackets 108 and geared together by teeth 114. The frames b, c are independently pressed against the platen 102 by springs 115, 116, seated in the brackets 108 and held by forks 117, 118 securing the studs 107, 113. The frame c is swung away from the platen by means of arms 127 on a rock-shaft 125, provided with a finger-piece 129, and the connexion 114 provides for simultaneous movement of the frame b. There is slight lost motion in the connexion 114, such that it requires the insertion of a wad or several sheets under one roller to effect a movement of the other roller away from the platen. Further, the spring pressure is equalized when paper is passing under both rollers, but is concentrated onone roller when heavy paper is passing under that roller only. A paper deflector or guide 131 is pivoted on the frame b, and rests at the rear upon the roller shaft of the frame c, and hence swings with the frames b, c. In a modification, the springs are straight rods, adjustable on a central bracket, and the roller frames are connected by overlapping parts, instead of by teeth, so that the front frame can be moved independently. (2) The line-spacing mechanism is shown in Figs. 10, 15, and 17. The platen shaft 150 is mounted in sleeve bearings, retained in seats by adjustable spring locking-plates 157, and is provided with the usual knobs and ratchet-wheel 153. The handle 167 for returning the carriage is secured to a shaft mounted in a sleeve 163 and fitted with a retaining- sleeve 165. From the sleeve 165 projects an arm 169 for actuating a pin or plunger 170, which slides in a guide 171 and is supported on a spring- retained bell-crank lever 172, carrying a pawl 174 and stop 180 co-operating with the ratchet-wheel 153. The pawl 174 is, normally, preesed downwards by a spring 178, which is attached at one end to the pawl and engaged at the other end in a notch 179 in the lever 172. The spring 178 serves to hold the pawl 174 in any desired inoperative position, by frictional engagement with the round end of the lever 172. A line-space regulator e is provided, and comprises a slide 183 having a screw- and-slot adjustment and a spring-depressed detent pin 188, and terminating in a cam-flange 177, on which an arm 176 of the pawl 174 is supported, when the pawl is in its retracted position. The pin 188 is disposed in a thimble 189 and connected to a cylindrical finger-piece 193, and is adjustable in holes 192 in the sleeve 163.