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Patent GB-190327494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving and Reversing Mechanism for Reciprocating Bed Machines.
Inventor: NEWTON HENRY EDWARD
Filed: 1903-12-15
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 27,494. Newton, H. E., [Hoe, R.]. Dec. 15. Cylinder machines with plane printing-surfaces.-Relates to reciprocating-bed mechanism for printing and other machines, in which the bed is driven through the greater part of its movement by racks and a gear-wheel, and is arrested and reversed at the ends of such movements by a crankpin engaging a guide or guides on the bed. Fig. 1 shows a sectional elevation of a printing-machine having a bed 2 reciprocating in the frame 1, and having a pair of racks 4, 5 alternately engaged by a continuouslyrotatmg spur-wheel 8 driven by a pinion 15 on the driving-shaft 16. The lower rack 5 is carried by a frame 6 depending from the bed, and is guided by a guide 7 on the framing 1. Fig. 3 shows a sectional plan of parts of the gearing &c. As the racks 4, 5 run out of gear with the wheel 8, the control of the bed is taken up for its reversal by a block 39 on a crank-pin on a piece 41 fixed on the side of the wheel 8. This block 39 engages at one end of the bed between a pair of guides 27, 28, and at the other end between a similar pair of guides 29, 30, carried by the rack frame 6 of the bed. The guides 28, 30 may be fixed, or may be movable, as shown, to engage one side of the block 39 when it has come into engagement with the guide 27 or 29. When movable, the guides 28, 30 may be carried by arms 31, 34 pivoted on the rack frame and having projections provided with rollers 33, 36 operated by two cams. The cam for the roller 36 and guide 30 is shown at 37. In some cases the guides 28, 30 may be omitted, and the momentum of the bed depended on to keep the block 39 in engagement with the guide 27 or 29. The engaging faces of the block 39 correspond in form to those of the guides, and the block is so operated that such faces are parallel with the guides when the block is about to engage them. In the arrangement shown, the block 39 is square, the guides being straight, and it is rotatably mounted and operated by pinions 44, 45, 47, of which 44 is fixed to the block 39, and 47 is fixed to the non-rotary stud 9 on which the wheel 8 rotates. The wheel 8 may be raised and lowered, to engage the racks 4, 5 alternately, by a cam 13 operating the slide 10 in which the stud 9 is mounted.
Patent GB-190403114-A (GB)
Title: A Lithographic Stone Plate or Roller with Homogeneous Printing Surface, Composed of Separate Pieces.
Inventor: FISCHER FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1904-02-08
Granted: 1904-03-31
Abstract: 3114. Fischer, F. Feb. 8. Lithographic stones, joining.-Large lithographic plates or rollers are formed from several smaller pieces by joining the pieces together at the edges. The edges are smoothed and polished, and then joined together with a cement composed of shellac dissolved in alcohol and sulphuric ether, and sometimes a small amount of powdered stone may be added. In choosing the pieces, a better quality stone can be chosen than is generally possible when making a large stone or roller of one piece.
Patent GB-190405584-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Motor Cycles.
Inventor: BOURCART JOHAN JAKOB
Filed: 1904-03-07
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 5584. Bourcart, J. J. March 7. Motor road vehicles. - Relates to motor cycles, and consists in providing means for facilitating the starting of the motor. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of a motor bicycle with the apparatus attached. The mechanism consists of a support 14 for raising and supporting the rear wheel, and an adjustable tension pulley 5, which, by means of a detachable handle 11, shown in the detail view, Fig. 2, is used to start the motor. The support 14 is arranged to revolve on the axle 13 and is under the influence of the spring 15. The pulley 5 is supported by a collar 2, which can be moved up or down by the screw spindle 7, operated from the wheel 9. When the motor is stopped, the cycle is supported with its hind wbeel off the ground by the support 14. To start the motor, the pulley 5 is made to press on the strap 6 and then turned by the handle 11. After the motor is started, the rider mounts the cycle, the machine thus becomes overbalanced towards the front, and the support is pushed to the rear and held by the spring. Fig. 4 shows another form of the invention in which no support is required, the driving-belt being arranged in two parts 6, 6<1>. The axle of the pulley 5 is arranged to slide in a slot 16 formed in the support 17. A bell-crank lever 19 engages by its upper forked end the axle of the pulley 5, so that, when the lever is depressed, the belt 6<1> is slackened and thrown out of action while the belt 6 remains taut. The motor is then started as in the previous case.
Patent GB-190409021-A (GB)
Title: Method of Producing Pictures on Wood.
Inventor: WASMUTH AUGUST
Filed: 1904-04-19
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 9021. Wasmuth, A. April 19. Pictures.-A coloured picture or portrait is made on a wood or other ground, and the finer tones and shades are produced by engraving the ground. A block is made up of coloured parts, or is toned sufficiently by a colouring or etching medium, the picture is drawn thereon, and the parts engraved.
Patent GB-190411906-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to a Method of Providing Tubes and similar articles with a Permanent Lining or Covering of Metal.
Inventor: HORNUNG JULIUS
Filed: 1904-05-25
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 11,906. Hornung, J. May 25. Coating pipes and tubes.-In a method of coating tubes with lead, copper, brass, or other metal, the tube to be lined or covered or both is first plated with a metallic deposit. Then the lining or covering tubes are applied, and the whole placed upright in a closely-fitting sheath or casing with a closed lower end, while a metal core is inserted in the interior of the lining-tube. The whole is then heated in its vertical position, until the coating. tubes are brought to fusion, so that, on cooling, the tube has a solid and homogeneous structure.
Patent GB-190412281-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Foldable Table or Stand.
Inventor: BURROWES FRANK MILLER
Filed: 1904-05-30
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 12,281. Burrowes, F. M. May 30. Tables.-A folding or portable table is constructed with legs which are held vertical, when in use, by metal stays, but which may be folded into recesses or grooves in the top to facilitate transport. A view of the underside of the top with the legs folded down is shown in Fig. 3 and of the top of a leg in detail in Fig. 5. The top consists of a frame A stiffened by stays D covered by a layer of leather board or fibre board secured by tacks b. A covering of leather, felt, or other fabric may be tacked over the top by tacks, driven into the side of the frame A and covered by moulding 0 braced by metallic corner pieces c. The legs E are provided at their upper ends with transverse cross-pieces e which are pivoted between the stays D and a parallel side of the frame A by means of pintles or pivots d<1>, preferably of wood. The stays consist of spring metal bars F having the ends f, f<1> bent at right-angles, of which the end f passes through a socket f<11> in the leg and the other f<1> is capable of sliding in a longitudinal groove G in the frame A or a stay D. The end f<1> is provided with a loosely-fitting washer, prevented from coming off by a head formed on the rod, which slides in a alot g<1> in the side of the groove G. When the leg E is in a vertical position, the end f<1> of the stay rod springs into a recess H in the back of the groove G, from which it has to be forced to enable the legs to be folded down. Blocks J are provided between each pair of legs in the folded position, the friction between which and the legs and the spring action of the stays effectively secure the legs in the closed position.
Patent GB-190420805-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Appliance for Playing at Ball.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-09-27
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 20,805. Thompson, W. P., [Pikler, C.]. Sept. 27. Games played with balls and clubs.-A game is played by throwing and catching balls with an appliance 2, formed in one piece. The appliance is provided at one end with a dish - shaped part 1 formed with a plane surface 3, by means of which balls are caught and thrown by the players, preferably four in number. The appliance may be screw-threaded at both ends, and the dish 3 be screwed on either end, a cap being screwed on the other.
Patent GB-190421406-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Mounting of Shafts between Two Girders or in similar Positions.
Inventor: MARKS GEORGE CROYDON
Filed: 1904-10-05
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 21,406. Marks, G. C., [Rosenthal, J.]. Oct. 5. Shafts for supporting one or more pulleys or wheels, when mounted between two girders or in a similar position, do not exceed in length the space between the girders. The shafts may be fixed by screws passing through the girders c and entering the ends of the shaft a in eccentric positions, or by pins or recesses on plates d engaging with recesses or pins in the shafts a. Fig. 4 shows another arraogement, in which a hollow-shaft a rides on a bolt e. In a further form, the ends of the shaft rotate in or are held by metal plates d fixed on the inner faces of the girders. The plates d are formed with fixed portions riveted to the girders and removable portions f, Figs. 6 and 7, secured by bolts.
Patent GB-190421473-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Treads for Vehicle Tires.
Inventor: FAISON LEO P
Filed: 1904-10-06
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 21,473. Faison, L. P. Oct. 6. Tyres, pneumatic &c.-A non-slipping tread for vehicle tyres is formed of sections consisting of a rubber or like strip 5 with embedded fabric 6. The inner face of each section is adapted to fit over the arch of the tyre. The outer face is formed with projections 12 into which the fabric 6 is carried. The sections, which are halved together end to end, are secured on the wheel by means of straps passed through transverse openings 11. For additional security, a lug 13 on one end of each section may enter a corresponding recess 14 in the adjacent section.
Patent GB-190427209-A (GB)
Title: An Improved System of Electrical Distribution for Railways and Method of Operating same.
Inventor: HALLBERG JOSEF HENRIK
Filed: 1904-12-13
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 27,209. Hallberg, J. H. Dec. 13. Electric railways; electric locomotives and motor vehicles.-Relates to the polyphase working of electric railways, and comprises the distribution of the power by a high-potential, single-phase current, and its utilization in the motors in the form of a polyphase current of low potential, the transformation being effected in fixed substations on the low-potential urban sections of the road and in the cars themselves on the high-potential extra-urban sections. Fig. 2 is a diagram of the circuits &c. on one of the cars, including the transformer apparatus carried on the car. This apparatus, which is similar to that at each of the transformer substations, comprises a single-phase motor 0 fed from the high-potential line and coupled, as by a shaft 25, to a polyphase generator D, which, thus, although rotating mechanically with the motor C, is electrically independent thereof, and is wound and connected so as to be capable of supplying current of one or other of several frequencies without change in the speed of rotation. The shaft 25 is geared to a direct-current dynamo G, which at starting is fed from an accumulator I in order to bring the motor C into step with the main single-phase generator, and which thereafter serves to excite the rotors of the motor C and generator D. The polyphase traction motors F comprise stators 21, connected in multiple with the tri-phase bus-bars 59, 60, 61, and rotors 20 fixed direct on the car axles, brushes, commutators, &c. being thus dispensed with. On the country sections of the road, the single-phase, high-voltage current is supplied to the car across an overhead conductor and a rail &c. 10, and is transformed on the car as described above into polyphase current, which is led through the twopole switch 57 and reversing-switch 58 to leads 59, 60, 61 extending throughout the train. The speed of the motors F is controlled by means of resistance 43 in the coils of the exciter G. On urban sections, the transformer in the car is thrown out of action, and polyphase current from the substations is supplied by the conductors 10, 14, 15 passing, on its way to the switches 57, 58 and train-leads, through a regulating-device, which, preferably, is a reactance apparatus R, comprising fixed coils 44 through which the current passes and movable iron cores 45. On down-grades, the motors F act as generators and thus drive the transformer apparatus so as to supply energy to the line.
Patent GB-190427486-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Obtaining Samples of Seed, Grain or the like from any Part of a Bulk thereof.
Inventor: BRATLEY CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1904-12-16
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 27,486. Bratley, C. H., and Hubbard, C. W. Dec. 16. Sampling grain &c.-Apparatus for sampling grain, seeds, &c. consists of a conical receptacle b carried by a rod a passing up through a tube d, formed at the lower end with a conical cover f and at the upper end with a handle e. A spring g presses the receptacle b and coverf together. The apparatus is inserted in the grain &c. and the handle e pulled towards the handle c of the rod a, thus allowing the grain to pass into the receptacle b. Instead of, or in addition to, the spring g, pins on the rod a may operate in longitudinal slots in the tube d, with or without recesses or cross slots at the end. Or the rod a may actuate a plate adapted to open and close an opening in the cover f, or in the upper part of the receptacle b.
Patent GB-190429365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ice Making and Refrigerating Machinery
Inventor: ALLOT ERNST
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 29,365. Allot, E. Dec. 31. Ice-making and refrigerating.-In order to maintain a temperature between 10‹ C. and 12‹ C. in the condenser of an ethyl chloride machine, the brine in the refrigerator tank a circulates through the condenser c, the circulation being regulated automatically. In a pipe connecting the condenser and the refrigerator tank is arranged a cock g, which is actuated through a ratchet-wheel and rod i by a valve m located between the condenser and the refrigerator. The valve m, shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 3, is held on its seat by a spring e which may be adjusted by a screw l. When a pressure of more than 1À5 atmospheres is reached, the valve m lifts, progressively moving the cock g to the open position. Brine flows into the condenser until the temperature therein approaches 10‹ C., by which time the cock g has been rotated so as to be closed. As the temperature of the condenser approaches 12‹ C., the cock g is progressively opened so as to admit brine from the refrigerator tank. In order to ascertain the number of teeth required in the ratchet-wheel of the cock g, the apparatus is set in operation when the water is at 10‹ C., as indicated by the thermometer k, and the cock g is closed. By means of the index pointer, the number of times the valve m has lifted at the time the temperature in the condenser approaches 12‹ C. is ascertained. As the cock is a four-way cock, the number of times the valve m has lifted before the cock opens, multiplied by the throw of the rod i, and multiplied by four, gives the number of teeth required.
Patent GB-190504734-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Laying Mechanism for Ordnance.
Inventor: REICHWALD AUGUST
Filed: 1905-03-07
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 4734. Reichwald, A., [Krupp Akt.-Ges., F.]. March 7. Field carriages, elevating and training gear for. The shafts a<1>, c<1> are coupled by a universal joint B. The Figure shows the application to the elevating-gear only.
Patent GB-190506133-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Inverted Incandescence Gas Burners.
Filed: 1905-03-23
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 6133. New Inverted Incandescent Gas Lamp Co., and Bridger, J. March 23. Inverted incandescent gas lamps.-A noiseless burner, free from carbon deposits and lighting back, is obtained by causing the air and gas supplies to undergo two separate or distinct mixings. The first mixing takes place in the upper part of the bunsen tube a, and the second in a special chamber formed by a, preferably, detachable piece b<1>. In this chamber, the mixing of the air and gas is completed by a wire-gauze or perforated basket d, through which the mixture of air and gas is deflected by a cone c. The basket d with the attached cone c is supported upon the upper edge of the piece b<1> by a rim d'. The mixing-chambers are protected from the heated products of combustion by a deflecting-cone e, as described in Specification No. 5769, A.D. 1900. In a modification, the cone e is prolonged to constitute the flame nozzle, and forms an extension of the mixing-chamber, the joint between the mixing- chamber and the cone being closed, to prevent the escape of gas, by an asbestos or similar washer.
Patent GB-190507750-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Antifouling Substances for Ships and in the Application of these Antifouling Substances.
Inventor: BELL ROBERT
Filed: 1905-04-12
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 7750. Bell, R. April 12. Antifouling - compositions.-Surfaces to be protected from fouling or to be rendered antiseptic are first coated with paint, varnish, or the like, and then, before this coating is dry, are covered with a layer of sulphur or other impalpable, insoluble, sterilizing-agent by means of compressed air. The process is applicable to ships, piles, piers, and the like, and to hospitals, urinals, water-closets, &c.
Patent GB-190511926-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Radium-surfaces.
Inventor: LIEBER HUGO
Filed: 1905-06-07
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 11,926. Lieber, H. July 30, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Drawings to Specification. Wood, coating.-Relates to methods of making and protecting radium surfaces. A rod of suitable material, which may be wood, is coated by being dipped in a solution consisting generally of bromide or chloride of radium dissolved in water, acetone, &c., the film so obtained being subsequently coated with pyroxylin or other suitable material by dipping. The radium may also be applied to surfaces in the form of a paste containing dissolved radium salts.
Patent GB-190513245-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Process for Preserving Fruit
Inventor: SHERMAN DANIEL FRANCIS
Filed: 1905-06-27
Granted: 1906-06-27
Abstract: 13,245. Sherman, D. F. June 27. Drawings to Specification. Preserving fruit; jam.-Fruit to be preserved is crushed and strained to separate the coarser portions, stems, &c., and the pulp is cooked and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a plastic mass, which may be further dried. The pulp and fine fibre which pass through the sieve are drawn into a vacuum pin, preferably containing an agitator, and are heated under reduced pressure to a temperature of about 160‹ F. The plastic mass obtained may be further dried in a room heated hy steam pipes or otherwise, or dried in the sun. The coarse separated portions of the fruit, the skins, &c. may be treated in a similar manner. Ripe fruit and berries may be placed without pulping in the vacuum pan. To prevent decolorization, the fruit may be subjected to the action of burning sulphur or other material, either before or during treatment. Sugar, glucose, or other sweetening-agent, or a binding-agent, may be added to the fruit.
Patent GB-190518743-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco-cutting Machines.
Inventor: APTEKMAN LAZARIDAS
Filed: 1905-09-16
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 18,743. Aptekman, L. Sept. 16. Cutting tobacco.-Relates to reciprocating-knife machines. The tobacco is placed on a travelling feed-table l made of metal or wood sections disposed as shown so as to present the end grain of the wood to the edge of the knife and held in a metal frame m. The table l is caused to travel forward by a rack o and pinion p actuated by an adjustable spring pawl s and ratchet r from the main shaft e by a connecting-rod u, which is adjustable in a grooved radial arm w on the shaft e so as to regulate the length of cut. Above the table l are feed-rolls 6, 9, 12, 15, the last two of which have rounded concave flanges on their ends, as shown in Fig. 3, corresponding to similar flanges 2 on side plates 1, so that the tobacco is compressed into the form shown. The flanged ends are separate from the body of the rollers 12, 15 and run loose on the spindles thereof, as may the roller 15, which is held down by springs 17. The rollers are driven from the shaft q of the pinion p by toothed gearing, and may have roughened surfaces. A cross-bar 4 with a tapered back edge is provided, against the front of which the knife k, which is driven by a crank e<1> and has a curved edge k<1> as shown, acts.
Patent GB-190519249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with the Pattern Mechanism or Head Motion of Loom Dobbies and Change Box Motions
Inventor: BEAUMONT WALKER
Filed: 1905-09-23
Granted: 1906-07-12
Abstract: 19,249. Beaumont, W., and Goldthorpe, A. Sept. 23. Loom dobbies; change-box motions.-Relates to shedding or shuttle-box motions in which vibrator gears c have eccentrically attached thereto connectors e coupled to the jack levers or box levers f, as, for example, in the Hollingworth and Knowle's head motion. In order to ensure full and complete movements of the parts, levers or fingers j on a cross-shaft h, are hooked over studs on or are otherwise pivotally connected to pressure rods k, the lower recessed ends of which freely enter and fit over studs or rivets e<2> in the bifurcated parts of the connectors e. Springs l attached to fixed rods &c. m are provided, as shown. The levers &c. j have extensions j<2> to serve as guides &c. If desired, leafsprings may be arranged instead of the spiral springs to bear on the levers, the levers being then preferably grooved or recessed to retain and guide the springs.
Patent GB-190526261-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Connecting the Axles, or Axes, of Wheels, or Pulleys, to the Parts by which they are Carried; more especially intended for Connecting the Axle Pins of Bicycle Wheels to the Forks.
Inventor: COCKBURN JAMES GILLIS
Filed: 1905-12-16
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 26,261. Cockburn, J. G. Dec. 16. Frame pulleys.- Relates to means for connecting axles of wheels and pulleys to their supports, especially applied to the axle pins of bicycle wheels. The end of each fork 1 has an open slot 2, and projections or shoulders 9 are formed on the ends of the fork enclosing the slot. The pin is passed into the slot, and a washer, Fig. 4, shaped to engage the shoulders on the end of the fork is passed over the end and secured by a nut. The pin may have a suitablyshaped head, and one washer be dispensed with.