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Patent GB-190417097-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces.
Inventor: WILLS WALTER RIDOUT
Filed: 1904-08-04
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 17,097. Wills, W. R. Aug. 4. Firebars and grates; dead-plates; doors blast apparatus; mechanical stoking.-Comprises a number of improvements in details connected with small-coal furnaces for Cornish boilers &c. The sides or flaps c', Fig. 1, of the doorway are attached to the door c, which closes against a cast or wrought piece d forming the top of a row of steam-jet blower tubes d'. The projections d<3> support the steam pipe e and also a removable ashguard d<3>, below which is placed an ash door g. The piece d may form the dead-plate, or an independent dead-plate f may be fitted so as to cover the ends of the bolts h carrying the firebars i, being secured between the piece d and the first firebar. The rear end of the piece d is carried by the bolts h<1>, Fig. 4, at the sides of the flue. The firebars i are made in sections with apertures inclined forwards as shown, and rest on the bolts h<1>, which form joints with the sides of the flue. The bars interlock at i<3>, Fig. 8, and their claws i<1> slip over the central bars h, and may also be spaced by means of the washersj, which slip into recesses in the claws i<1>. A supply of air for secondary combustion is afforded by a valve k, Fig. 6, fitted on the last firebar, which air is heated by contact with the fire bridge. A plate l, Fig. 1, may be attached to the blower piece d so as to direct the air blast, which, when the ashpit plate is removed, scours out the ashpit. Moving bars &c. may be fitted to break up the clinker and remove the ash. The grate may consist of groups of transverse arched and inclined bars i, Fig. 12, the side bars being supported by the bars h<1>, and the intermediate bars by girders w, between which work bars y. These bars are moved to and fro by eccentrics z, Fig. 10, engaging with their ends y<2>, and may be fitted so as to rise and fall as their ends move on the inclines y', or on swinging links, in the ventilated casting x. Reciprocating rods or conveyers, such as those described in Specification No. 17,098, A.D. 1904, may be used instead of the bars y. The grate may be inclined backwards or forwards. Small fuel is thrown into the furnace by means of a screw "fan," or steam or air jets, or by gravity feed. A shoot m, Fig. 10, is fitted in an aperture a' in the front plate, and coal is fed into it from a hopper n by inclined plates n' and a vane p oscillated by a rod q and a variable-throw lever r. Movable flaps t, u vary the distribution of the fuel, and the end of the shoot is protected by a superheater v.
Patent GB-190418862-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire-lighters.
Inventor: CAMPBELL COLIN FITZ-WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-09-01
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 18,862. Campbell, C. F., and Wilcockson, J. Sept.l. Firelighters.-Fig. 2 shows in plan a framework firelighter composed of six pieces of wood held together by one nail d. A "fuse" c, consisting of shavings, paper, or other readily-combustible material, may be placed inside as shown, or attached, and more than six sticks may be used. Preferably, the sticks are of two different lengths, and are placed at right-angles. The whole or part of the finished firelighter is dipped in a resinous or combustible material.
Patent GB-190420875-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Ratchet Mechanism
Inventor: MITCHELL CHARLES ELLIOTT
Filed: 1904-09-28
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 20,875. Mitchell, C. E. Oct. 7, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Braces and other hand - drills. - Relates to ratchet mechanism applied to screwdrivers, bits, drills, and other boring-tools. Power is applied to the chamber 21, Fig. 7, turnin g upon a spindle 3 provided with a collar 31 carrying a crown ratchet 32. Upon the spindle 3 and pressed by a spring 5 is a loose ring 4 with two sets of oppositelyfaced pawl teeth 44, 45 and two projections 41, 42 passing through slots in the chamber 21 and resting on a cam-ring 7, Fig. 10, which may be turned by a sleeve 6 to which it is attached. According to the position of the cam, one or both sets of teeth 44, 45 are caused to engage with the crown ratchet 32, securing right or left hand drive or locking the parts together.
Patent GB-190422437-A (GB)
Title: An Automatic Arrangement for the Starting and Stopping of Apparatus for Compressing Air or other Fluids
Inventor: NEU LUCIEN
Filed: 1904-10-18
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 22,437. Neu, L. Oct. 19, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Compressing.-Air and other fluid compressors are started and stopped automatically, in accordance with the variations of pressure in the air &c. reservoir, by an arrangement similar to that described in Specification No. 21,309, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Pumps &c.], for apparatus for raising water &c. The pressure i the reservoir causes a dense liquid, such as mercury, in a fixed vessel A to fill more or less a movable vessel B, which operates a distributing- device of the compressing-apparatus, such as the inlet valve D of the driving-engine, and is counterbalanced by a weight.
Patent GB-190427629-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Locks or similar Devices for Securing Milk Cans and other Articles to Doors and the like.
Inventor: IMMS CHARLES
Filed: 1904-12-17
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 27,629. Imms, C. Dec. 17. Milk, delivering to houses &c.-Relates to a fastening for securing milk cans, bags &c. to doors &c., the fastening being released when the door is opened. A lever r, Figs. 1 and. 2, slotted at p, is pivoted at s inside a casing a, b, c, u, v. Tongues e upon an external hook-shaped piece g, Fig. 4, slide in slots d in the casing a, and are retained by a transverse piece i fitted with a stump m engaging the slot p. A spring k acts upon the piece i and upon a pin t on the lever r. The device is screwed to the door frame.F, Fig. 2, so that when the door y is closed the lever cannot be touched. The handle of the article to be fastened is placed over the hook g, which is then pressed down, so that an extension h enters a slot in the casing b. The stump m, and hence .the hook g, is held down by the slot till the lever r is depressed by hand, The device may be applied to the opposite side of a door by reversing the position of the parts in the casing.
Patent GB-190505721-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Furnaces and the like.
Inventor: PARKER THOMAS
Filed: 1905-03-18
Granted: 1906-04-18
Abstract: 5721. Parker, T. March 18. Electric furnaces. -A crucible 1 is heated by a resistance 3, 4 of iron, carbon, &c., which is embedded in a seating 2 or mounted upon or within the crucible itself. The seating 2 is of magnesia, bauxite, fire-clay, or other material, and is moulded with a spiral groove to receive the resistance ; or the latter is sunk into it before it sets. Inclined iron rings 5, or other contacts, on the outside of the seating, forming the resistance terminals, ergage rings 7 in a base 6, which may have a projction 6<a> to take part of the weight of the seating &c., the rings being so made as to yield somewhat. Bolts connect the rings 7 to the leads 9. A cover 11 rests upon the seating 2 clear of the crucible 1. The crucible may be formed by plastering over the resistance 3. Large furnaces have their bases hinged, and are provided with toothed segments and pinions, by means of which they can be tilted to pour out their contents. Alternating current is preferably used.
Patent GB-190506641-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Manufacturing Pneumatic Wheel Tyres.
Inventor: VINCENT AMEDEE ETIENNE
Filed: 1905-03-29
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 6641. Vincent, A. E. April 12, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Moulding wheel tyres. - Relates to a machine for producing rubber-andcanvas covers for pneumatic tyres. In means for setting the beaded edges, profiled rolls 40, mounted in sliding brackets 42, are caused to bear against the tyre, which is mounted on a rotating mandrel by means of springs 44 tensioned by hand-wheels 45. A similar device is used for attaching the outer rubber tread.
Patent GB-190508878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tyre Pumps
Inventor: HUNNABLE ARTHUR
Filed: 1905-04-27
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 8878. Hunnable, A., Prentis, W. F., and Prentis, C. E. April 27. Drawings to Specification. No Patent granted .(Sealing fee not paid). Inflating.-According to the Provisional Specification, the end of a cycle pump has an apertured plate which hooks on to a pin clipped to the frame of the velocipede.
Patent GB-190509174-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Trenching Attachment or Device for use with Wood Working Machinery.
Inventor: MASON FREDERICK
Filed: 1905-05-02
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 9174. Mason, F. May 2. Trenching and slotting.-A device for trenching or cutting out the taper grooves for the rises and treads in stair string- boards, for use with wood-working machines having rotating cutter spindles carried vertically above or below horizontal tables and capable of being raised and lowered, consists, primarily, when the cutter is below the table, of an arm or bracket bolted to the table and having a guide-pin at its opposite end vertically in line with the cutter spindle. This bracket is dispensed with when the cutter is above the table, and the pin is attached to the table. Successively pressed against this pin as the board is moved over the cutter are the sides of taper grooves g, h formed on each face of a guiding-plate f, pivoted by the bolt n to a clamping-plate a, to which it is locked in any position by a bolt k passing through the quadrant slot m. The continuation of the tread groove beyond the rise groove is limited by a stoppiece i with a slot-and-bolt connexion. The board is fixed to the clamping-plate between a screw e and knife-edges b, b<1> adjusted to the desired distance apart by a slot-and-screw connexion. To adjust the angular position of the guide-plate, the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangular wooden templet of the required dimensions is placed along the base of the clamping-plate, and the guiding- piece moved until its outer edge rests against the corresponding edge of the templet. The distance between the two knife-edges is made equal to this hypotenuse, and to obtain the next two grooves the apparatus is moved along the board by this amount.
Patent GB-190511656-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for Transferring Trusses of Fodder and the like.
Inventor: MARSH ANTHONY EDWARD
Filed: 1905-06-03
Granted: 1906-02-08
Abstract: 11,656. Marsh, A. E. June 3. Lifting-cradles.-Relates to improvements in appliances for transferring blocks or trusses of fodder and the like from the ricks or stacks out of which they are cut. A frame or cradle A is suspended by a loop A<2> from a rope operated by a boom secured to a mast, and is provided with cross-bars A<4>, A<5> to strengthen the tines A'. The cross-bar A<4> may be provided with a half-loop A<6> by which the cradle may be suspended. In operation, the tines are thrust under the truss to be moved, and, on the suspending-rope being wound in, the load is carried in the framework. In a modification, the bars A' are made adjustable in length. In another modification, Fig. 8, a second pair of tines Q<3> are provided which are hinged to an adjustable sliding collar Q. The tines Q<3> are bent downwards at their outer extremities, and are locked in position by a loose piece R engaging a pin Q<4> on the tines.
Patent GB-190516317-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shuttle Brakes for Looms
Inventor: LAFORET JEAN
Filed: 1905-08-10
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 16,317. LaforÛt, J. Aug. 10. Looms, checking shuttles in.-Relates to improvements on the inventions described in Specifications No. 23,065, A.D. 1903, and No. 22,052, A.D. 1904. A bent plate C is fastened at B to a plate A attached to the cam-piece E. When the latter is struck by the shuttle K, it is forced round on its pivot E<1> and acts through a spring J to depress the hooked end D of the bent plate against the shuttle. The hooked end D may be bent in the opposite direction, and may have a portion cut away to facilitate removal. The spring J is fastened at one end to the head I which bears on the cam E, and at the other to the hollow screw F, which passes through the plate C and is fastened by nuts G, G<1>. A spring Q ensures the return of the cam E after displacement. In a modification which can be used in a loom having several shuttles, the hooked end D is replaced by a cam attached to a pivot to which is also attached the main cam by means of a plate carrying a softening-spring, which bears on the second cam and is mounted similarly to the spring J. In a second modification, the plate C is attached directly to the cam E, and presses against an adjustable stud which may be attached to the cam or to the lay. If the length of cam permits, the device may be constructed so that the plate C passes through a hole in the cam. The pivoting spindle of the cam may be attached to a plate fixed to the cam. In looms with several shuttles, the adjustable studs may be attached to a single metal yoke.
Patent GB-190519568-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrically Controlled Semaphore Signals for Railways.
Inventor: HOLT FRANK BARTHOLOMEW
Filed: 1905-09-28
Granted: 1906-09-06
Abstract: 19,568. Holt, F. B., and Wallis, A. Sept. 28. Switches. - The switch arm 13 of a change-over switch for use in railway signalling is moved in one direction by means of a projection 16 on the arm of a bell-crank 17 which is connected by a link 18 to a bell-crank as shown. This is moved by a projection on another bellcrank, which is operated by the hand-lever 9. The final position of the links is shown in full lines, the dotted lines showing an intermediate position. The switch is held in its operative position by the detent 19, which may be tripped by the armature 30 of the magnet 28 under control of the dash-pot 33. The removal of the detent allows the spring 31 to return the switch arm against the terminals 1, 5, independently of the other links 16, 17 &c.
Patent GB-190526973-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Axles and in Spring Attachments for the Axles of Motor Road and other Vehicles.
Inventor: BROOKS HERBERT CHARLES
Filed: 1905-12-27
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 26,973. Brooks, H. C. Dec. 27. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to improvements in the steering and driving axles of motor road vehicles occasioned by the use of spring connexions between the main and secondary axles. The front secondary axle J, Figs. 1 and 2, is attached by means of a fork H and bolts I to a cross-bar F, which is provided with sleeves G adapted to slide on bolts D surrounded by spiral springs K and mounted on a frame A. This frame is fixed directly to the end of the main axle when used with vehicles in which the whole front axle swivels, but when used with a steering-axle, the frame is provided with a knuckle joint M which is attached to the fork at the end of the main axle. The frame attachment for the rear axle takes the form shown in Fig. 4, and, in the case of live-axle driven cars, the cross-bar F is formed with a ball, roller, or other bearing O which projects through a slot in the frame A and carries the secondary axle N to which the wheel is fixed. The inner end of the axle N is provided with a hollow cube which forms the outer member of a universal joint, the inner member R of which is formed at one end of the driving-axle S and consists of a steel cube having two corners rounded off and four flattened faces T formed at each of the remaining corners. By this means the block R, which is also free to slide longitudinally, may rock in any direction. The opposite end of the driving-axle S is fitted with an ordinary universal joint, and the axle casing is made conical, having the larger and outer end attached to the frame A. The slot in the frame A may be covered with leather, canvas, or like material to exclude dust. In the case of side-chain driven cars, there is no slot in the frame A, the secondary axle is rigidly fixed to the cross-bar F, and the frame is fixed directly to the main axle.
Patent GB-190600243-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Instruments for Stopping Teeth.
Inventor: RUTTERFORD PERCY FREDERICK
Filed: 1906-01-03
Granted: 1906-04-12
Abstract: 243. Rutterford, P. F. Jan. 3. Holding and picking up tools, hand.-An instrument for introducing stopping-material into cavities in teeth, which consists of a rubber cup a with stem b and in some cases a projection b<1>, is attached to its handle by means of a metal ring d. The screw-threaded end e of the handle passes through a screw-threaded hole in the side of the ring and into or through the stem of the cup.
Patent GB-190602366-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Cleansing Apparatus for Waste Pipes.
Inventor: PETRI FRITZ
Filed: 1906-01-30
Granted: 1906-07-12
Abstract: 2366. Petri, F. Jan. 30. Cleansing.-Waste pipes are cleaned by a device consisting of a hose a having a funnel-shaped end e and a mouthpiece c, which may be integral with or attached to the hose. The end e is passed over the end of the pipe to be cleaned, and the mouthpiece c is attached to a water tap, so that the flow of water can remove any obstruction.
Patent GB-190603118-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus for Compressing Scrap Metal, or the like, into Compact Consolidated Blocks.
Inventor: ZETTEL THEODORE
Filed: 1906-02-08
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 3118. Zettel, T. Feb. 8. Moulding scrap metal.-A press for compressing scrap metal into blocks comprises a box X, shown in sectional elevation in Fig. 1 and in sectional plan in Fig. 2, in which work three rams d, e, f, connected to pistons which are actuated by hydraulic or like power. The bale is removed through an opening K, which is normally closed by a slide g actuated by a piston in a cylinder h.
Patent GB-190605260-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lathes.
Filed: 1906-03-03
Granted: 1907-03-02
Abstract: 5260. Lake, H. H., [Schlesinger, A.]. March 3. Lathes for screw-cutting and other turning have two oppositely-situated tools or groups of tools which become operative alternately on the forward and return motions of the saddle and corresponding rotation of the work. The saddle 3, Figs. 4 and 5, carries a slide-rest 2 which forms a support for two compound slides 60, 61, connected by a right and left banded screw 62. A dog 33 on the saddle engages, at the end of the traverse, stops 31, 32 on a rod 28 forming part of a system 29, 30, 25, 24, 22 operating a clutch 11 to reverse the direction of rotation of the spindle 6 and lead-screw 17. The loose cone pulley 7 with attached wheel 8 drives through the trains 9, 13, 14, and 9, 12, 19, 20, 14 according to the position of the clutch 11. The lead-screw is geared to the spindle at 15. A lever 44 on the rock-shaft of the lever 25 controls reversing-bevels at 42 geared at 34 to the spindle 6 to maintain constant the direction of revolution of a shaft 39. Stops 53, 54 engage spring-controlled clutch members 48, 49 to turow a reversing- train 55 into gear to rotate a wheel 58, frictionally mounted on the screw of the slide 2, to traverse the latter between the stops 68, 69. This action is so timed that one tool is withdrawn from the cut just prior to reversal and the other enters the cut just after reversal. A ratchet feed 63 operated at the end of every double traverse by an abutment 66 puts on cut by rotating the screw 62. When the desired depth of thread has been attained, the ratchet-wheel is thrown out of line with the pawl by an ordinary adjustable striking spring (not shown).
Patent GB-190605465-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Brush-holders for Dynamo-electric and similar Machines.
Filed: 1906-03-06
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 5465. Vickers, Sons, & Maxim, and Lindley, G. H. March 6. Brush-holders.-The body portion of a brushholder is formed from a single stamping A, Fig. 1, of sheet metal, bent into the shape shown in Fig. 2, in which the brush F is held between the wings a and tongue a', and the spring-pressed finger D together with the spring E is mounted on a spindle supported by the lugs a<1>, the strip A<1> being formed into a loop B for attachment to the brush spindle. The free ends of the wings a, which enclose the brush F, Fig. 5, are riveted together or to a metal block f. The spring- pressed finger D, Fig. 7, formed from a separate stamping, passes through the opening a<3>, Fig. 1. in the strip A', and the tension of the spring E is adjusted by varying the position of the end e<1> in the notched edge a<2> of the curved portion of the strip A'. In a modification, Fig. 9, in which the pressure finger D is resilient, the end of the finger remote from the brush F bears upon the strip A<1>, and the pressure of the finger on the brush is adjusted by means of a nut b and screw-threaded bolt b<x>. The underside of the nut b may be provided with a projection to engage with a corresponding notch in the finger D to prevent the finger from working loose.
Patent GB-190606159-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Surface Water Gulleys.
Filed: 1906-03-14
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 6159. Hardy & Padmore, and Southall, J. March 14. G u l l y traps.- The grate F is provided with a hopper G which dips into the water in the gully. The main trap J is external to the body E. To prevent the passage of sticks &c., a grating H and a row of slots M are provided.
Patent GB-190608056-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Advertising Devices
Inventor: ALEXANDER MAXWELL SOUTAR
Filed: 1906-04-03
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 8056. Alexander, M. S. April 17, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Advertising.-A float or boat 9 carries a canvas-covered casing representing a sea-serpent. The jaws 11, 14 carrying teeth 13,15 are placed at the front of the boat, the upper jaw being worked by a hand-lever 16. A syringe 19 takes in water by a tube 22 and discharges it by tubes 20, 21 through apertures 18 representing the nostrils. Smoke from the smoke stack 35 is conveyed by a funnel 36 and pipe 37 to the mouth, so that the serpent appears to breathe out smoke. Mirrors 24: are placed at the eye-openings 23 to reflect the light, or plain glass may replace the mirrors, a flashlight being used inside the head to project coloured light through the eyes. The tail is made in sections pivoted together, and carries a board 28<1> to which are hinged uprights 30 of varying length to support webbing representing a fin upon which advertisements are displayed. A cord 32 attached to the fin passes through a hole 33 in the head so that the fin may be raised or folded down as desired. The casing may be covered with thin canvas so that at night the advertisements upon it will be visible, the casing being internally illuminated by lamps 38.
Patent GB-190609132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Luggage Carriers for Bicycles.
Inventor: TAYLOR ALEXANDER
Filed: 1906-04-18
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 9132. Taylor, A. April 18. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Luggage-carriers for bicycles. Two brackets a, b upon the head of the machine have looped arms c into which the hooks d, d' of the carrier are adapted to be inserted. The frame a', secured or hinged to the upright portion g, may be additionally supported by struts f in front or to the rear of the part g.