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Patent GB-190321463-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means Employed in the Manufacture of Metal Tanks, Cisterns, Boxes or the like.
Inventor: LEECH THOMAS BENJAMIN
Filed: 1903-10-06
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 21,463. Leech, T. B., and Lane, T. Oct. 6. Making boxes, tanks, and cisterns; anvils; hammers, power.-Relates to the manufacture of metal tanks, boxes, and the like, and describes apparatus for seaming the the top and bottom joints. Reference is made to Specification No.11,350, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class, Boxes, &c.]. An anvil b<6> is supported on a crank b<1> attached to the pillar b which enables the anvil to be brought under the seam as shown in Fig. 1. The anvil is attached to the pillar b<3> by frictional contact on a cone on the pillar b<3>. The tilt hammer c<1> is actuated by arms c<3> on a wheel c<4>, which alternately depress and release the hammer arm, the latter being assisted in its descent by a spring c<5>. The pivoted lever c<8>, actuated by the foot-lever c" and the spring c<12>, carries the roller c<10> which causes the belt c' to tighten on the pulley c<6>, thus actuating the wheel c<4>. The anvil is placed eccentrically on the pillar b<3>, and, in order to provide for the whole length of the seam, this pillar is fittedwith a projection which strikes against the stops b<9>, which are 180‹ apart. A modification of the anvil is shown in Figs. 8 and 9, this being grooved in a saddle b<9>, and restricted in movement by means of stops b<12>. The form of the seam is shown in Fig. 7.
Patent GB-190327862-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Attaching Cords to Blinds
Inventor: CLARKE ADAM
Filed: 1903-12-19
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 27,862. Clark, A. Dec. 19. Knotholders.- A blind-cord holder consists of a cup A, Figs. 1 and 2, adapted to carry a knot in the cord c and attached to plates E, F which clip on, and may be screwed to, a lath J at the bottom of the blind D. The holder may be stamped or moulded out of metal or other material, and may be fixed on the lath before the cord is threaded. In a modification, the back-plate F is dispensed with.
Patent GB-190405557-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shirt Ironing Machines
Inventor: FABIAN HENRY
Filed: 1904-03-07
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 5557. Fabian, H. March 7. Ironing-machines.-In machines for ironing shirt fronts crosswise, loose boards, placed on the sliding table, are used to support the work. Half the front and one cuff are placed on one loose board and ironed, while the half-front and cuff of another shirt are being made ready on a second board to be ironed as soon as the machine has finished the first operation. The remaining halffront and cuff of the first shirt are subjected to the same treatment and so on, keeping the machine always at work.
Patent GB-190412244-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Taps.
Inventor: CRUICKSHANK CHARLES MURRAY
Filed: 1904-05-30
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 12,244. Cruickshank, C. M. Aug. 7, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Lift valves.-A cock or tap specially adapted for water tanks, cisterns, &c. is constructed so as to be empty of water when closed. The valve j is attached to the spindle f, g, having a pin k which bears in a helical slot l so that, by rotating a handle m, the valve can be moved to or from its seat on the end of the barrel a. The cock screws into the tank, and a lock-nut c is provided. The spindle g is supported by a grating h.
Patent GB-190412949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Apparatus applicable for Exercising and Therapeutic purposes.
Inventor: BURKS FRED
Filed: 1904-06-08
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 12,949. Burks, F., [Rohlfs, C.]. June 8. Electricity, administering.-A dumb-bell A, Figs. 1 and 2, or other exercising - apparatus is fitted with a magnetoelectric machine or a dynamo, which is driven by the movement of the dumb-bell, so that electricity is administered to the user. As shown, a horse-shoe magnet C is mounted on insulating wooden blocks b, and an armature D is mounted between the poles on a shaft d journalled in the centre of the magnet and in a bar d<1> screwed across the poles of the magnet. The armature is rotated by successively twisting the dumb-bell so as to cause a weight F to reciprocate between buffers or springs l, l<1> adapted to diminish concussion. The weight F is attached to a cord or belt G, which passes around a pulley h on the shaft d and a pulley H mounted in a frame i, which is adjustably connected by a screw i<1> to a stationary frame k attached to an extension of the shank of the dumb-bell, and provided with depending arms which prevent rotation of the frame i. The tension of the cord f is regulated by means of the screw i<1>. The magneto-electric machine is provided with an interruptor consisting of a star-wheel r and a spring plate r' and an insulated collecting-ring; which is connected by means of an insulating-wire p to a dumb-bell P similar to the du mb-bell A, and by means of a metal plate M to the bell A, which is of metal or wood coated with metal. The bell P contains a weight Q which'slides between springs on buffers. Instead of using the dumb-bell P as an electrode, the wire p may be connected to an electrode placed at any desired part of the body.
Patent GB-190417407-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Separation of Metals from their Ores.
Inventor: WOLF JACOB DAVID
Filed: 1904-08-10
Granted: 1905-11-10
Abstract: 17,407. Wolf, J. D. Aug. 10. Treating ores.-The metalliferous constituents of ores are extracted by passing a stream of the ore and water over a greased travelling belt. The oil or grease used may be of any kind whatever, but it must possess a high degree of viscosity, and may have undergone any process for imparting that necessary property. A mixture of the powdered ore and water is fed on to a belt 3 travelling upwards over rollers 1, 2. The inclination of the frame is adjusted by the ratchet-handle 21. Spray pipes 16, 17 supply water, the gangue flows away at the lower roller, and the belt travels along to the scraper 5 where the oil and retained metalliferous material is scraped off. The belt is then oiled again by passing over a roller 8, rotating in the oil bith 6, an adjustable scraper placed under a roller regulating the thickness of oil retained, and a rotating polygonal or fluted roller 11, rotated by the belt, sticks to the oil and breaks away, leaving the surface in a rough condition. This increases the amount of contact of material and oil, a wobbling motion imparted by the eccentric cam-roller 12 and a vertical tapping by the toothed roller 13 also assisting. Travelling edging belts 19 prevent lateral running-off of the liquid, and aprons of gauze or canvas 14 rest on the belt to thoroughly spread the material. The material may be collected in a tank separate from the oiling-tank.
Patent GB-190418649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Tongues or Shaft Structures.
Inventor: GEDDES SIMPSON LLEWELLYN
Filed: 1904-08-29
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 18,649. Geddes, S. L., O'Brien, E. G., and Loper, H. Aug. 29. Poles ; whipple-trees.-The pole or tongue is secured to a frame which can be coupled to the vehicle. The tubular pole 10 is clamped between members 25, 26, from the lower of which a projection 29 extends within the tube. The double-tree 33 is pivoted on a pin 31, the head of which rests on the pole in an aperture in the member 26. Braces 36, 37 are secured to the member 25 and to a bar 40 of L-section, and terminate in T-heads 38, 39 by which they are coupled to the vehicle. The pole 10, which is connected to the bar 40, may be in two telescoping parts, Fig. 6, the part. 10<b> being clamped in the split end of the part 10<a> by a nut. Tne various members are preferably of tubular steel.
Patent GB-190418803-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Knitting Machinery.
Inventor: GRIEVE THOMAS SCOTT
Filed: 1904-08-31
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 18,803. Grieve, T. S. Aug. 31. Knitting-machine needles.-A n e e d l e for transferring loops from one needle to an adjacent one, or from a frame needle to a rib needle, or vice versÔ, is provided with a pivoted finger 5, Figs. 8 and 9, in addition to the ordinary latch. This finger opens the loop so that the adjacent needle can either pierce the loop or engage with it from the side. Fig. 1 shows the transference of a loop from a frame needle 2 to a rib needle 1, the loop on the needle 2 being first opened by the finger 5 and then left on the hook of the needle 1 by withdrawing the needle 2. This finger may replace the ordinary latch as shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 5 illustrates the transference of a loop to a needle in the next trick for fashioning. The finger 5 also acts as a latch opener.
Patent GB-190418920-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, relating to, the Manufacture of Electrical-insulating and Non-heat Conducting Compositions
Filed: 1904-09-01
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 18,920. Lake, H. H., [Soc. Anon. Matthey & Co.]. Sept. 1. Insulating-compositions.-A mixture of amianthus, calcium sulphate, and water, in proportions varying according to the fineness of the amianthus, is moulded, dried, impregnated with a mixture of pitch, or residue of tar distillation, with pure Para rubber and sulphur at a temperature of 150‹ C., dried, and cleaned. The product can be polished with gum lac.
Patent GB-190420537-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Gentlemen's Braces, Suspenders and the like.
Inventor: DAVIES WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-09-23
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 20,537. Davies, W. Sept. 23 Braces. - To keep the tabs at the same distance apart as the trousers' buttons and thereby prevent creasing of the trousers the tabs are mounted on or attached to a curved wire frame b Fig. 1, provided with bowed parts c for the tabs d and with a similar part e for the brace web f. A tube or roller may be placed around the ends of the wire. In a modification, shown in Fig. 2, the tabs are riveted to a strip h or are inserted in slots in it. A central slot i serves for the passage of the web f and, when the slot is formed by stamping, the metal edge is turned upwards to form a wearing- surface for the web f.
Patent GB-190422878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Methods of and Means for Separating Liquids.
Inventor: SALENIUS ERIC GUSTAF NICOLAUS
Filed: 1904-10-24
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 22,878. Salenius, E. G. N. Oct. 24. Cream separators &c.-The inlet chamber 1 is formed with longitudinal radial passages 2, in the back walls of which, considered relatively to the direction of rotation, are openings 4. A certain degree of separation of the liquids is effected in the chamber 1, and the lighter constituent passes through the openings 4 nearest the axis of the machine, and collects in the channels 5, while the heavier part passes out into the body of the machine. The cream or other liquid then separated collects in the channels 5. Partitions 6 may be formed between the passages 2. In a modification, the radial passages or chambers and the partitions are made separately, and afterwards attached to the machine, and the top openings of the conical plates are circular.
Patent GB-190427867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Photographic Cameras
Inventor: WRIGHT JOHN STRATTON
Filed: 1904-12-20
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 27,867. Wright, J. S. Dec. 20. Cameras.-A camera with a folding base front is adapted for use with short-focus lenses by means of an inner extension slide 38 which is moved along the track 39 by a separate rack and pinion (not shown). To avoid the necessity of opening the front 29, it has a central opening closed by sliding doors 55, 56, which are locked by a spring catch 60 and normally held apart by two flat springs. The lens 17 has vertical and transverse adjustments on the lens front 19, which itself has a transverse adjustment along the slot 23 and is clamped to the base 20 by the clamp 14. The rotary clamp 22 is provided with a disc 24 with eccentrically pivoted clamp links 25, the ends 26 of which bend over so as to clamp the base 20 on the tracks 21. The front 29 is urged forward by the spring 50 when released from its spring catch, and is locked in a horizontal position by means of a stay 42, the offset end of which is forced into engagement with the screw 46 by the spring 47.
Patent GB-190500458-A (GB)
Title: Improved Window Cleaning Device.
Inventor: BIRDSALL HERBERT
Filed: 1905-01-10
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 458. Birdsall, H., and Sleightholme, W. Jan. 10. Windows and the like, cleaning; mops.-The apparatus is clamped to the window frame by means of the screw C and brackets B, D, carried by an outer tube A. An inner tube E forms an easy sliding fit within the tube A, and carries a lever F on one end, and a flanged plate G on the other, through holes in which rods H, bridged at both ends, are adapted to slide under the control of a cord M, which passes once round the pulley K, and is fixed to the rods at each end. The pulley is rotated by a handle J within the apartment. A wash-leather mop P is attached by string to a cup 0 on the end of a rod I, which is adjustably secured to the upper bridge-piece N. The lever F and handle J together give complete control over the movement of the mop and the pressure upon the pane.
Patent GB-190501921-A (GB)
Title: Dynamo Electric Machines.
Inventor: BURKE JAMES
Filed: 1905-01-31
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 1921. Burke, J. Jan. 31. Cooling and ventilating.-An inverted U-shaped field magnet 2 is provided in its base with an opening 4, and in its ends with openings 5, the edges of which are adapted to receive and support brackets in which the armature shaft may be journalled. The lower side portions 3 may be provided with enlarged portions 7 to allow for the decrease in the cross-section of the side portions due to the openings 5. The field frame is bevelled around the base of the poles 1 as shown at 9, so as to secure the ventilation of the field coils 8. The poles may be solid or laminated, or preferably cast integral with the field-magnet frame and laminated pole faces 10 secured thereto by bolts.
Patent GB-190505357-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Hermetically Sealing Electrical Conductors into Glass
Inventor: BASTIAN CHARLES ORME
Filed: 1905-03-14
Granted: 1906-03-14
Abstract: 5357. Bastian, C. O. March 14. Converting alternating and direct currents.-Permanently airtight joints between hard glasses and electric conductors as in vapour r rectifiers are obtained by the use of a soft or flux glass to surround the conductor, the two glasses being fused together over a small area. Thus, a not readily oxidizable conductor such as a platinum wire may be fused into or simply placed through a hole in vessel a of silica or hard glass such as Jena combustion glass, and a portion of flux glass c is melted round the conductor and fused to the hard glass over a small area not more than # in. across. The conductor must be small, not more than À018 sq. in. in sectional area. The seals may be protected by a metallic or other covering or coating d of adhesive. To keep the seals cool, they may be formed at the ends of long and narrow tubes surrounding the electrode, or the electrode pockets may be varnished, or a special head-radiating device e such as a copper ring, collar, or spiral spring may be provided.
Patent GB-190507217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Submarine Signalling Apparatus
Filed: 1905-04-05
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 7217. Lake, B. H., [Submarine Signal Co.]. April 5. Bearings, instruments for determining.-Relates to means for receiving on board ship signals transmitted through the water, and thereby determining the bearing of a lightship, buoy, shore-station, cr other source of sound. The apparatus used is shown in front elevation in Fig. 1, the circuits being shown in Fig. 4. Microphone transmitters C, D, E, F are located in water tanks on each side of the ship, only one pair C, D or E, F being used at a time, the other pair being merely a stand-by or duplicate set. By means of a switch G, either pair can be brought into action. When one pair has been selected by means of the switch G, the port and starboard microphones can be thrown alternately into the circuit of the receivers J', K<2> by manipulation of the switch H, the said circuit, including the contact between the springs j<1>, j<2>, which is made when either receiver is lifted from its hook. Assuming the pair C, D to be selected, and the port microphone C to be for the moment in use, the circuit is as follows:-The battery L, receivers J', K', microphone C, contact-springs c', g<2>, wire g<4>, contact-springs h<3>, h', springs j<1>, j<2>, and the wire l<2> back to the battery. By switching over alternately from one microphone to the other and ascertaining which gives the louder sound, it caa be determined whether the source of sound is to port or starboard of the ship. The ship's head is then swung gradually until the sound conveyed by means of the microphone is equal, the bearing of the signal station being then taken by the compass. By means of a switch M<1> and the battery M<2>, a lamp M can be illuminated. This lamp is placed behind an aperture in the case A<1>, Fig. 1, so as to illuminate a transparancy a and a coloured glass a<1>, carried by a segment P moving with the switch H. A visible signal is thus given, showing which transmitter is in use at the moment. Specification No. 13,287, A.D. 1902, is referred to.
Patent GB-190508837-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Couplings for Railway Carriages or the like
Inventor: NOVAK EUGEN
Filed: 1905-04-26
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 8837. Novßk, E. April 26. Couplings, automatic and non-automatic.-The upper link of the screw coupling is attached by a vertical pin to the draw-head and carries on a horizontal pivot the screw spindle and shackle, thus allowing heavier and stronger couplings to be employed, while rendering them easily movable by hand. The link 4, Fig. 4, carried on the vertical pin 3 in the sleeve 2, has at its outer end a cross-piece 5, Fig. 6, preferably pivoted, carrying a horizontal pin 6 on which the screw spindle 7 and the shackle 8 rotate. The pin 6 may also carry a safety coupling 9. The holes for receiving the link pins in the arms 4 are flared at top and bottom to allow play, and the pin 3 is tilted slightly so as to throw the link 4 sideways automatically, when uncoupled. The cross-piece 5 is recessed to allow the spindle to swing vertically. The coupling, which can be fitted to the ordinary draw-hook, is shown as fitted with a central-buffer coupling, Fig. 4, in which case the draw-bar is in two parts 11, 12 connected by a right and left threaded screw 10 rotated by gearing as shown from a side crank 18, the toothed wheel 15 being long enough to be always in gear. To limit the outward movement, a rod 20 secured to the pin 19 passes through the screw 10 and carries an adjustable stop 21.
Patent GB-190510478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Broadside Underwater Torpedo Launching Apparatus
Inventor: JONES ALBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1905-05-18
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 10,478. Jones, A. E. May 18. Torpedoes. - In broadside underwater launching-apparatus, the admission of compressed fluid to the expulsion tube is so governed that the speed of the torpedo at the moment of release is constant at all speeds of the ship. The compressed fluid from the reservoir 4, Fig. 1, enters the expulsion tube 1 through the valve 8, Fig. 3, and passage 9, in the usual manner, and drives the piston 2 and torpedo casing 3 forward. The casing carries a rack 16 in gear with a pinion 15, which through gearing 14, 13, shaft 12, and gearing 22, 23 rotates the centrifugal governor 21, controlling through the link 20 and crank 19 a throttle valve 17 in the passage 9, the supply of fluid to the tube 1 being thereby regulated. The spindle 10 of the valve 8 screws through a fixed nut 11 and is coupled by a sliding joint to the shaft 12, so that the opening of the valve 8 is increased as the casing 3 moves forward. An escape valve 24 is located at the outer end of the tube 1. The inboard motion is effected by the admission of compressed fluid from the reservoir 31 through the valve 32 and pipe 38 to telescopic cylinders 37, 35, 33, the first being connected to the head of the tube 1 and the last to the casing 3. The inlet valve 32 and escape valves 40, 30 are controlled by a sleeve 29 reciprocated by a screw on the shaft 12.
Patent GB-190515077-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Ball Bearing Hinge
Inventor: FOSS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Filed: 1905-07-21
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 15,077. Foss, B. F. July 21. Hinges. - The upper and lower knuckles A, B are bored or recessed out to receive the ball bearing cups d<1>, c iespectively. The cups are held together by means of a screw g and adjusted by the screw f. To protect the balls e from dust &c., the lower cup has an annular flange c<2> and the knuckles are adapted to overlap where they surround the ball cups.
Patent GB-190516319-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Moulding Concrete and like Walls or Parts of Buildings, Structures or Foundations in situ.
Inventor: MCCANN HARRY
Filed: 1905-08-10
Granted: 1906-03-15
Abstract: 16,319. McCann, H. Aug. 10. Concrete buildings; walls.-Relates to box-plates for moulding walls and other parts of buildings in situ, the wall &c. being formed by building up a double row of these plates and filling in with cement, concrete, &c. The box-plate 1 is formed with a marginal flange 3, pierced by bolt-holes 6 for attaching to adjacent plates, and is strengthened by being thickened at the centre 9 and by braces 10 merging into the base. Holes 13 are formed to receive tie-rods connecting opposite plates together. Fig. 9 shows a section of a plate used to fill in a space larger than one of the standard plates. This plate is slotted along opposite sides so that the bolt 22, connected to the bolt slide 16, sliding in a groove 18, can be adjusted to correspond with the bolt-holes in adjacent plates. Fig. 13 shows an end plate for closing the space between two walls of ordinary plates, and Figs. 14 and 15 show sections of plates for reducing or enlarging the thickness of walls &c. For corners,: the marginal flanges are inclined and for rounded corners the surface of the plate is curved.
Patent GB-190516360-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: BRIGGS HERBERT ARIEL
Filed: 1905-08-11
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 16,360. Briggs, H. A. Aug. 11. Typewriters. -A typewriter is provided with an attachment adapted to be brought into position to print an auxiliary character, e.g. an underscoring character, simultaneously with the normal character, and in the same letter space. The application to an under-strike machine is shown in Fig. 1, and to a front-strike machine in Fig. 9. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a plate a with a ribbon slot is adjustably secured by screws b to the top plate B, in place of one of the ribbon guards, and supports. a sliding arm D on which is pivoted an arm H carrying underscoring characters M, m. The arm D has a stud-and-slot connexion E, F with the plate a, and extends through guides G onthe plate and is provided with a handle d. The arm H is supported in a guide I, and is formed with a slot h to receive an upper-case character L, so that it is engaged with and raised by the type-levers. The characters M, m correspond, respectively, to the upper-case and lower-case characters L, l. In the form shown in Fig. 9, the auxiliary characters N, n are formed on a vertically-disposed arm O, provided with an aperture o receiving a lower-case character. The arm O is forked and slotted over studs P on a plate Q, clamped to the sector-plate bracket, and has a stud-and-slot connexion p with a bell-crank lever T, which is operated by means of a spring-tensioned arm U, retained by means of a notch, a stud u, and a spring W.