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Patent GB-189821369-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Soap Compound which can also be used as a Combustible Deodorizer, and Process for the Manufacture of the same.
Inventor: ADAM RICHARD
Filed: 1898-10-11
Granted: 1898-12-03
Abstract: 21,369. Adam, R. Oct. 11. Spirits, solidifying. Relates to a compound which may be used as a soap or as a combustible deodorizer. Spirit of wine is heated to near the boiling point, a quantity of melted soap or soap powder is stirred in, and small proportions of glycerine, balsam of Peru, balsam of Tolu, and perfumes are added. When a small proportion of soap is used, the mixture is poured into receivers, which are then closed, and the liquid sets to a gelatinous mass. When a larger proportion of soap is used, the mass is more consistent, and is rubbed down to form a cream
Patent GB-189822097-A (GB)
Title: A Grooved Writing Pen.
Inventor: DILLON WILLIAM STENNETT FORDYC
Filed: 1898-10-20
Granted: 1899-11-20
Abstract: 22,097. Dillon, W. S. F. Oct. 20. Pens.-Instead of being split in the usual way, nibs are provided with central grooves a and holes or recesses b are stamped through. In modifications, slits are employed in place of the holes b.
Patent GB-189900591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ironing Machines and the Treatment of Materials therein.
Inventor: ALLIOTT JAMES BINGHAM
Filed: 1899-01-10
Granted: 1899-12-23
Abstract: 591. Alliott, J. B., and Lancaster, J. C. Jan. 10. Calendering; stretching. - Hosiery and other fabrics are ironed or calendered, first on one side, and then on the other, by passing them between heated troughs 1, 1<a> having inner smoothing- surfaces, and rollers 2, 2<a> which are covered with felting or flannel &c. The rollers, which are placed in relation with the troughs as shown, are preferably spring-mounted on brackets 12 which are pivoted at 13 so as to be moved to and from the troughs by gearing. The fabric 3 is preferably passed over a suitably-tensioned guide-roller 9 placed between the rollers 2, 2<a>, the surfaces of which are preferably operated at different speeds to stretch the fabric. In the case of tubular fabrics, a tapering stretching-board having friction rollers at the wider end is inserted on the fabric, the board being unable to pass through the apparatus while the fabric is drawn or fed from it.
Patent GB-189905650-A (GB)
Title: Process for Producing Insoluble Phenolic Compounds free from Taste and Smell.
Inventor: SEFTON-JONES HERBERT
Filed: 1899-03-15
Granted: 1899-05-06
Abstract: 5650. Sefton-Jones, H., [Brissonnot, J.]. March 15. Medicinal preparations; antiseptics.-Consists in rendering free from taste and smell certain phenolic compounds such as wood creosote, guaiacol, mixtures of creosote and tannin, and of guaiacol and tannin, and the like, which are used in the treatment of tuberculosis. The phenols are mixed with methylic aldehyde (formaldehyde) and hydrochloric acid, and the resinous product is purified by repeatedly washing it with boiling water. The products are capable of use as antiseptics.
Patent GB-189908908-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Let-off Mechanism for Looms.
Inventor: SCHAUM OTTO WALTER
Filed: 1899-04-28
Granted: 1899-10-14
Abstract: 8908. Schaum, O. W. April 28. Loom let-off motions.-In smallware and other looms the warp beams c, c' are mounted in side frames a<4>, and the brake straps h<5> of each beam are attached to a pair of levers h<2> pivoted to another pair of weighted levers g. The warp passes over rollers i<3>, one on each pair of levers h<2>, g, and the slack is taken up by the descent of the levers g. When the shed opens, the warp tends to lift the levers g into contact with the heels h<3> of the levers h<2>, and thus release the brakes.
Patent GB-189918600-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Game.
Inventor: BUSSE CARL
Filed: 1899-09-14
Granted: 1899-11-04
Abstract: 18,600. Busse, C., and Liebenstein, B. Sept. 14. Dice; puzzles; games played with boxes and balls. - A box, shown in plan and sectional elevation, having a transparent cover is constructed with a series of hemispherical coloured recesses c, and figure plates, dice faces, or other signs in the convex bottom. The object is to insert balls f.. which may be variously coloured, into certain of the recesses as pre-arranged. The apparatus may be used as a dice box, in which case each recess is provided with a sign near it corresponding to the faces of a die, or it may be used for children in the teaching of reading numbers and of addition of sums occasioned by the apparatus.
Patent GB-189921887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving Mechanism for Chains of Cloth Tentering Machines.
Inventor: WINSOR ROBERT P
Filed: 1899-11-01
Granted: 1900-01-06
Abstract: 21,887. Winsor, R. P. Nov. 1. Stretching and tentering.-The sprocket-wheels D for the tentering-chains, which are mounted on rails A connected by bars B oscillating on central supports C, are driven by means of shafts E, practically parallel with the rails, which are geared at one end to a pivoted yoke F, and have sliding gears J at the other end in gear with gearing on the sprocket-wheel shaft L. The rails are oscillated by means of a crank disc T. The sprocket-wheel gearing is supported on an oscillating bar I.
Patent GB-190003347-A (GB)
Inventor: FLOWERS SYDNEY
Filed: 1900-02-20
Granted: 1900-03-31
Abstract: 3347. Flowers, S. Feb. 20. Corkscrews; opening internally-stoppered bottles; stopper-keys etc.; unwhirling and unstringing bottles. -Relates to an implement for extracting corks, bungs, or stoppers from bottles &c., and applicable also as an ice-breaking tool. The stem A of the ordinary corkscrew B is fixed, or hinged to the steel bar C, which forms the handle. The end E of the handle is bent to form a gripper for extracting screw stoppers, and serves also for opening internally-stoppered bottles. The handle is formed with one or more slots F, which may be roughened or serrated on their inner surfaces, for the purpose of loosening ground glass &c. stoppers before their withdrawal. The end D is sharpened on one or both edges, or it may be forkshaped &c., and is adapted for cutting or breaking wire or string, for extracting corks, bungs, &c., and for cutting or breaking ice.
Patent GB-190012332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve Apparatus for Discharging Condensed Steam from Pipes used for Heating Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: GRESHAM HARRY EDWARD
Filed: 1900-07-07
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 12,332. Gresham, H. E. July 7. Heating.-Relates to a valve for discharging c o n - densed steam from heating - pipes. A ball valve c<3> is fitted to the perforated guidechamber c<4>, and when there is no pressure in the elbow b, allows water to escape, but, as soon as steam is admitted, it is forced against the seating c<2>. The valve is kept from freezing by admitting steam to the casing c through the port c<7>, and is opened by hand by depressing the weighted lever d<2>, which is attached to the spindle d carrying the arm d<1>.
Patent GB-190013807-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Safety-guard Arrangement for Preventing Accidents in Working Stamping or Punching Machines, Presses and the like.
Inventor: DORRER HANS
Filed: 1900-08-01
Granted: 1900-12-22
Abstract: 13,807. Dorrer, H. Aug. 1. Stamping; punching; guards. - A guard for stamping and punching machines, presses, and the like comprises two extensible arms c, jointed at k, and each attached at one end by springs v to a plate b secured to the bed. The arms are arranged between the stripper and the moving tool, and are normally closed, as shown in Fig. 1, by the springs v, the opposite ends being pivoted to a block n, ccnnected by a spiral spring o to the bed. A cone g, Fig. 7, is attached to the machine head or some part moving with the tool, so that, during the descent, the cone engages adjustable screws f in the arms and spreads them as shown in Fig. 4, clearing away any obstacles on the bed. One arm may be omitted, the remaining arm being pivoted to a central hole p in the block n. The plate b has a slot i so that the arms may be separated, and a wider block n may be used for the same purpose. The arms may be made without the joints k, and pivoted at one end only, the block n being dispensed with.
Patent GB-190014095-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Waterproof Garments.
Inventor: STEWART RALPH WALKER
Filed: 1900-08-07
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 14,095. Stewart, R. W., [trading as Scottish Central Rubber Co.], Collins, L., and Robertson, R. Aug. 7. Waterproof garments. -Relates to a method of making the seams of waterproof garments made from double-texture or lined fabrics. In making a seam, the lining C, D is separated from the outer fabric A, B to the required extent along the edges of the seam, the outer layers of fabric A, B are then stitched together in the usual way, a plain tape E of any proofed fabric is cemented over the inside of the seam, and the lining C, D is then replaced so as to enclose and hide the tape.
Patent GB-190022659-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Anchors.
Inventor: BATES LINDON WALLACE
Filed: 1900-12-12
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 22,659. Bates, L. W. Dec. 12. Anchors are made hollow, and are perforated for the emission of jets of fluid which assist them to enter or leave the ground. A disc-like anchor is shown, but the invention is equally applicable to other forms. It consists of a flat plate a<1> and a dished plate a<2>, riveted together at their edges. The lower part is weighted with lead, which is perforated to allow the fluid to escape at the lower openings b. Fluid is supplied through a tube d by a steam or hand pump. An eye-bolt e is provided for the attachment of a lifting or tripping rope, and others f for the attachment of the cables.
Patent GB-190101127-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversible Valve Gear for Steam Engines and the like.
Inventor: ISKOLSKI ANATOL DAVID
Filed: 1901-01-17
Granted: 1901-04-13
Abstract: 1127. Iskolski, A. D. Jan. 17. Valve gear; starting.- The valves are operated fromcranks on a shafta,to which is coupled an auxiliary engine, and which is also connected to the main shaft when the main engine is running, by a clutch c and a loose crank d connected to an equal crank on the main shaft. The pin m of the crank d is carried in a slot concentric with the shaft, and is therefore capable of angular adjustment. The shaft a is built up of separate portions, so that the cranks are relatively adjustable. To reverse, the shaft a is rotated through the necessary angle by the auxiliary engine, and is then again coupled to the crank d. The crank d may be oscillated from the crosshead or other moving part of the main engine.
Patent GB-190104403-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Cyanides
Inventor: ROSSITER EDMUND CHARLES
Filed: 1901-03-01
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 4403. Rossiter, E. C., Crowther, H. W., and Albright, G. S. March 1. Cyanides of the alkalies are produced by heating cuprous sulphocyanide mixed with copper in a current of hydrogen, and drawing off the hydrocyanic acid produced into a caustic soda or potash solution. The temperature is raised at first to 150‹ C., then gradually to 350‹ C., and finally to 500‹ C. The reaction which occurs on beating is as follows :- Cu2 2 CNS + 2 Cu + H2 = 2 Cu2S + 2 HCN. The copper sulphide left behind is heated in a current of air to form the oxide, part of which is used to form sulphocyanide for re-use, while the remainder is completely reduced to the metallic state for re-use. Instead of hydrogen, coal, producer, or water gas, previously freed from oxygen, carbonic acid, and moisture, may be used. The copper sulphocyanide may be obtained by treating gas liquor or the like with a copper salt and a reducing-agent.
Patent GB-190104807-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Roller Copying Presses
Inventor: SCHAFER FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-03-06
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 4807. Schafer, F. W., [Yawman, P. H.]. March 6. Copying documents &c.-Copies of letters &c. are taken upon a strip supplied from a roll 24, and, after copying, wound upon a reel consisting of end plates 3 and transverse rods 5. The copying- apparatus is mounted on the top plate 1 of the cabinet 2, and openings 8 are provided for the passage of the paper. A piece of fabric 9 is fixed to one of the rods 5, and the end of the paper is attached to this by a clip or clamp 10, 12. This consists of a metal strip 10, Fig. 8, doubled over on to the end of the fabric 9, and a wire clip 12 pivoted to it at 11. The free end of the paper is folded over the strip 10 and secured by the clamp 12, which is engaged and held in place by a slight projection 14 on the strip 10. The paper passes under a roller 26 in a water tray 27, and then between a wringing-roller 28 and the lower pressing-roller 29, between the pressing-rollers 29, 30, and over the feeding-roller 32 to the reel 3. The letters &c. are fed on the table 33 resting on adjustable supports 34. The side frames are each provided with an opening having faces 17, 18, Fig. 5, against which the bearing-blocks 35, 37, 45 of the rollers 29, 30, 28 are held by a removable section 20 of the framing. The sections 20 engage guides in the overhanging parts 19, guides 21, and guide-lugs 22. The sections 20 are held in place by the heads of screws 50. On the bearing-blocks 35 rest rods 36 entering holes in the blocks 37 and surrounded by springs 44 for separating the bearings. On the upper sides of the blocks 37 are pins 38, which enter holes in bearing-blocks 39 and engage eccentric cam-grooves in the shaft 41 journalled in the blocks 39. Screws 40 and a handle 42 on the shaft 41 serve for adjusting the pressure between the rollers 29, 30. The roller 28 is pressed, adjustably, against the roller 29 by screws 49 in blocks 46 resting against the stop lugs 47. The shaft of the roller 32 rests in open bearing slots 52. The roller 29 is driven by a handle on a shaft having a pinion gearing with an internal gear on the shaft of the roller, a ratchet being provided for preventing backward movement. The rollers 32 and the reel 3 are driven by pulleys and bands from the shaft of the roller 30.
Patent GB-190109595-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Securing Telegraph Telephone or other Wires
Inventor: AUSTEN QUELEZ
Filed: 1901-05-08
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 9595. Austen, Q. May 8. Insulation. - Relates to securing telegraph, telephone, and other wires to insulators &c. A plate forming a fixed jaw J<1> and gripping-surfaces is provided with a sliding jaw plate J, operated by a pivoted cam and lever A. The wire W is gripped by the jaws J, J<1>, and the same gripping action of the lever A operates by means of the wire or spring K to hold the fastening in place. When not employed on an insulator, the fastening may be attached by screws &c.
Patent GB-190113064-A (GB)
Title: Photographic PLate Lifter and Holder
Inventor: DAEGEL ERNST
Filed: 1901-06-27
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 13,064. Daegel, E. June 27. Lifters or holders, plate and like.-Relates to a lifter for manipulating photographic plates in solutions without immersing the fingers. The device consists of two curved pieces of celluloid or the like A, B, C and A<1>, B<1>, C<1>, connected together by a straight strip. The plate D, E, F, G is supported on the straight arms A, B and A<1>, B<1>.
Patent GB-190125121-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dash Boards and Wind Protection for Self-propelled Vehicles
Inventor: LANCHESTER FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-12-10
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 25,121. Lanchester, F. W. Dec. 10. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to dashboards and wind screens for motor vehicles. The invention consists of a dashboard constructed in two parts, the lower part being hinged to the vehicle body and the upper part being adjustable to different angles or heights. In the form shown in Fig. 2, the upper part c can be secured in different positions relatively to the hinged part a by hooks or clips f, d and a telescopic strut e and adjustable strap k. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the upper portion c is curved and can be secured in different positions on the hinged part a by the hooks d<1>, d', d<3>.
Patent GB-190207602-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Cutting Turnips and the like.
Inventor: WALKER JAMES
Filed: 1902-03-29
Granted: 1902-10-09
Abstract: 7602. Walker, J. March 29. Carts with root cutters.-Relates to root-cutting apparatus combined with an ordinary cart. The cutter barrel consists of a series of longitudinal knives 2 adjustably secured to end rings mounted on a shaft 6 driven by a pinion gearing with a toothed wheel on one of the wheels of the cart. The turnips or other roots fall through an opening in the bottom of the cart upon a plate 12 adjustably fixed with relation to the knives 2. The cut roots fall through the ends of the cutter barrel upon the ground.
Patent GB-190208208-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in connection with Circular Saws.
Inventor: WILSON JAMES
Filed: 1902-04-08
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 8208. Wilson, J. April 8. Sawing.-Relates to a circular saw which can be set at an angle to vary the width of the cut as in grooving wood. The saw A, Fig. 2, is mounted loosely on the axis B, and is supported between shoulders c, c<1> on the gripping - collars C, C<1>. The saw is then set at the required angle by screws G, G.
Patent GB-190213521-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Coherers.
Inventor: LODGE OLIVER JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-06-14
Granted: 1903-06-13
Abstract: 13,521. Lodge, Sir O. J., Muirhead, A., and Robinson, E. E. June 14. Wireless telegraphy.-A coherer for wireless telegraphy consists of a movable point or disc dipping into mercury covered by an insulating- fluid. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the coherer consists of a steel or platinum point f mounted on the end of an oscillating lever g and dipping with its point in a globule of mercury b covered by a layer of insulating-fluid c. The coil h is mounted on trunnions between the poles N, S of a magnet, one terminal of the coil being connected to the coil k of a siphon recorder, and the other to the mercury b. The needle f is connected to the battery i, and, when the voltage is sufficiently low, the current is stopped by the film of insulating- fluid on the point of the needle. When, however, the film is broken down by the impact of electric waves on the circuit, the current passes and oscillates the coils h, k. The movement of the coil h lifts the needle f from the mercury, and breaks the circuit. In other forms, the needle f is mounted on a tuning-fork actuated by an electromagnet, or a steel disc dipping in the mercury is continually rotated to renew the insulating-film.
Patent GB-190214732-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Magneto Electric Generators or Dynamos.
Inventor: MURRAY THOMAS BLACKWOOD
Filed: 1902-07-02
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 14.732. Murray, T. B., and Fulton, N. O. July 2. Dynamos; magneto-electric machines.-A two-pole magneto-electric generator or dynamo, especially suitable for igniting the charges of internal-combustion engines, is fitted with a fixed ring-shaped armature A formed with a gap E at one side and a reduced portion, on which a coil F having suitable leads is wound, at the other. The armature may be laminated, the plates being secured together and to the frame C by bolts B, and may be formed in two parts to permit the coil F to be placed in position. Pole-pieces G corresponding in size to the gap E and coil F are secured to the ends of permanent magnets carried by a non-magnetic spider H secured to the axle D ; or the field magnets may be energized by a continuous-current coil. The current flows in opposite directions through the coil F during successive half revolutions of the axle D.
Patent GB-190219146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Portable Furnaces for Heating and Annealing Metal Plates and the like.
Inventor: TYNAN JOSEPH JAMES
Filed: 1902-09-01
Granted: 1903-07-09
Abstract: 19,146. Tynan, J. J., and Duntley, W. O. Sept. 1. Blowpipe-burner furnaces.-In the assembling of plates used in the construction of ships' hulls, bridges, and the like, the portable liquid-fuel furnace, shown in Fig. 1, is employed, for heating and annealing portions of the plates to be bent, drilled, &c., while in position in the structure. The oil is contained in the tank 12 from which, by air pressure, it is passed to the burner at 1, which is carried by an outer casing 2, the latter being supported in the heat-localizer 28. Air also is supplied by the pipe 19 to the burner, suitable cocks controlling the respective supples. The localizer is shown in section in Fig. 3, a simplified form appearing in Fig. 5. It cunsists of a firebrick body 29 enclosed in a metal jacket, in which the annular blast gallery 33 and the discharge passages 32 are formed, the blast gallery being supplied with air by the pipe 35, Fig. 1. In addition, atmospheric air may be allowed to enter the localizer by the passages 38, Fig. 3, controlled by valves. The result is that the heat from the burner may be concentrated, the area under treatment being limited by the air blast. In the form shown in Fig. 5, the localizer is constructed with the recesses 46, 49 and with the vent 47. The localizer may be supported by chains.
Patent GB-190224330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Generation and Application of Electric Currents for Electrolysis.
Inventor: ELMORE FRANCIS EDWARD
Filed: 1902-11-06
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 24,330. Elmore, F. E. Nov. 6. Chlorine.-In a combined unipolar dynamo and electrolytic apparatus of the type described in Specification No. 26,673, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Classes Dynamo-electric generators &c. ; Electrolysis], and specially arranged for the production of sodium hydrate and chlorine by the electrolysis of brine, a flat metal disc a forming the dynamo armature is supported by a vertical shaft b, and works through an opening d in the inner wall of a vertical annular case c, which forms the core and case of the field electromagnet coils e. The case c is fitted with outer and inner vessels f, g, forming two separate but electrically-connected electrolytic cells. Concentric metal cylinders i, i<1>, rising from the bottom of these vessels, act as fixed electrodes, between which move rotating electrodes consisting of similar cylinders k, k<1> depending from the disc a. Current generated by the rotation of the disc a flows down the electrodes k<1>, through the intervening electrolyte, to the electrodes i<1> and the vessel f, then across the connections h to the vessel g, and through it back to the disc a; or it may be in the opposite direction along the same path. In the application of the apparatus to the production of sodium hydrate and chlorine, brine and water are respectively supplied to and drawn from the vessels g,f through pipes l, m, f<1>, f<2>, the direction of the flow being indicated by the arrows. The brine is split up into sodium and chlorine in the vessel g, the chlorine escaping through pipes u to the closed space above the bell w and being drawn off through a pipe v. The sodium is carried on to the electrodes k<1> of the vessel f in the form of an amalgam, and there combines with the electrolysed water to form sodium hydrate, the liberated hydrogen escaping. The mercury which amalgamates with the sodium is supplied from a reservoir p through pipes o on to flanges near the bottom of the electrodes k, and rises over these electrodes by the centrifugal action. At the top of the electrodes and above other flanges, the mercury passes through horizontal pipes to the other depending electrodes k<1>, finally passing down their surface and being collected and returned to the reservoir p by a pump t. Ribs z are fixed upon the stationary electrodes i, i<1> to stop the rotation of the electrolytes. More than two electrolytic cells may be provided in the apparatus, if desired.