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Patent GB-190224820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Disconnecting & Junction Boxes for Underground Electric Cables, and Manhole Covers and Frames for same.
Inventor: SOWDEN ARTHUR
Filed: 1902-11-12
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 24,820. Sowden, A. Nov. 12. Junction boxes.-A junction box for use with underground electric cables is divided into two or more compartments 1, Figs. 1 and 2, round a central compartment 2 by means of shutters 10, which slide on guides projecting from the bottom of the box. The shutters 3 on the outer sides of the compartments 1 are made hollow and with oil channels in their upper edges corresponding with similar channels 6 on the box, the object being to form an oil seal with a rib 7 on the cover 8. The cover is fitted with handles 8<A>, and is secured by bolts in lugs 9. The cables 5 enter the compartments 1 through divided insulators 4 held by the shutters 3, and are connected together in any desired manner by meaus of bus-bars 12, which pass out of the central compartment through similar insulators 11. The bus-bars are separated by broad insulating-pieces 13, and are bolted to a central insulating-support 14. Each cable is connected to its proper bar 12 by means of slotted lugs 16, connecting-bars 17, and bolts 18. Insulators 19 are placed under these connections. The frame 20, Fig. 8, of the manhole of the junction box sits with its lower flange 21 on the brickwork setting, and is provided with an internal channel 22 for draining off water towards an outlet 23. The manhole cover is recessed and partitioned off into compartments 26, which are filled with cement &c., and is formed with an underlying draining- channel 28 leading to the channel 22 and outlet 23. Air-ways 27, 29 in the cover and channel 28 afford access of the external air to the junction box. The junction box is, as usual, filled in with insulating-material to above the level of the cables.
Patent GB-190226178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Heads for Syphons and the like.
Inventor: DURAFORT VICTOR ERNEST JULES
Filed: 1902-11-27
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 26,178. Durafort, V. E. J. Nov. 27. Casting.-Heads for siphon bottles and the like are cast so that the parts which come in contact with the liquid are made of tin &c. and the other portions of some cheaper material, such as a hard alloy containing lead, which solidifies at a temperature above the melting-point of tin. The main portion of the head shown in Fig. 1 is first cast upon suitable cores, which are withdrawn directly the metal solidifies, and replaced by others, upon which the molten tin is at once poured through the openings a, b to form the inner casting c, Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190226367-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Holders and Cases for Menthol and other Medicated and like Materials.
Inventor: SACHS HEINRICH
Filed: 1902-11-29
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 26,367. Sachs, H. Nov. 29. Menthol and like holder; inhalers.-Mentbol, alum, and other medicinal or like sticks are mounted in holders or stirrups for application by rolling, and are enclosed in cases which may be provided with apertures for inhalation. One form of holder and case is shown in elevation and longitudinal section respectively in Figs. 2 and 3. The holder consists of two parts c, d secured by means of an internallythreaded handle or knob h, and the stick a is made cylindrical and provided with a spindle b. The case k is provided with a lid i, a slot m for the parts c, d, inhalation apertures o with plugs p, and air inlets q. The holder may be made from resilient material such as wire, hoop iron, or celluloid. The stick or roller may be composed of several cylindrical, spherical, or like parts.
Patent GB-190227444-A (GB)
Title: Silent Elastic Coupling for Marine Propeller and other Shafting.
Inventor: BIRD SAMUEL IRVING
Filed: 1902-12-12
Granted: 1903-03-26
Abstract: 27,444. Bird, S. I. Dec. 12. Shaft couplings.-Relates to an electric coupling for marine propeller and other shafting. A sleeve B, formed in two halves, is bolted to a flange on the end of the shaft C, and is provided with two jaws F which engage between jaws D formed on the end of the shaft A. This shaft fits into the sleeve, and has a series of arms E, fixed to or formed on it, which are connected by springs H to corresponding arms S formed on the sleeve. The sleeve is slotted and grooved for the passage of the arms E and the springs. The shaft C is formed with a spherical end G, which bears in a corresponding cavity in the end of the shaft A ; the outer end of the sleeve is formed with an annular flange, the inner surface of which is a part of a sphere, struck from the same centre as the spherical end G of the shaft, and engages with a corresponding flange J on the shaft A. The inside of the shell is coned to allow the shaft A to rock in it to a certain extent. The end coils of the springs are tapped to receive screwed stems on the eyes ; these stems are extended, one in the form of a rod and the other in that of a tube, to engage one with the other and act as guides. Or external guides in the form of telescoping tubes screwed over the eyes may be used.
Patent GB-190227710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pudding Furnaces, Re-heating Furnaces, and the like.
Inventor: JARDINE ADAM STEWART
Filed: 1902-12-16
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 27,710. Jardine, A. S., and Goodlet, A. Dec. 16. Pudding-furnaces; heating-furnaces for iron.- In puddling-furnaces, re-heating furnaces, and the like, the channel or flue space E is formed in the brickwork around the sides and end of the furnace, and is fitted with the slotted plates F above the grate bars A. The auxiliary air-supply duct G' passes through the firebridge, and the auxiliary supply taken from the vertical ducts G into the horizontal duct G<1> is heated in its passage around the ducts or flues. Forced or suction air is passed to the asbpit through the duct D, and ascends through the grate bars A and through the plates F.
Patent GB-190303217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Loom Shuttles.
Inventor: LORD WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-02-11
Granted: 1903-12-17
Abstract: 3217. Lord, W. Feb. 11. Loom shuttles.-To prevent the thread from being withdrawn from the open slots a, Fig. 5, of shuttles, owing to ballooning, a guard-plate g j, Figs. 2,3 and 5, having the edge j convex, as shown, or of other shape, is secured by screws h<1> to the shuttle. One end g<1> of the plate is slightly bedded into the shuttle, which has also a shoulder e', to prevent the ballooned thread from leaving the slot a. The thread h is directed round the upper edge of the plate g into the slot a, the bottom edge j of the guard-plate catching the thread, as it leaves the cop nose, and preventing it from leaving the slot.
Patent GB-190307603-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bobbins for Looms.
Inventor: MARCOTTE CHARLES
Filed: 1903-04-01
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 7603. Marcotte, C. April 1. Loom pirns.-Bobbins for Northrop and other looms are fitted with a steel or hard-metal socket h at the head to reduce the wear and prevent injury due to the blows of the weft-filling apparatus. The bobbin is preferably made of wood, and is tapered towards the tip, which is protected with a metal ferrule c. The socketed end b is strengthened by steel rings f. Ribs or projections d, or grooves, are formed at equal intervals on the bobbin.
Patent GB-190309913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Raising and Supporting Vehicles with Wheels having Indiarubber Tyres.
Inventor: EDWARDS EDMUND
Filed: 1903-05-01
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 9913. Edwards, E., [Wagenbauanstalt und Waggonfabrik f³r Elektrische BahnenAkt.-Ges. (vorm. W. C. F. Busch)]. May 1. Supports for vehicles not in use. - Relates to apparatus for relieving india-rubber tyres of the weight of the vehicle when not in use, and adapted for use with fire-engines and fire-escapes, so that the vehicle is ready for immediate use. A lifting- jack is pivoted to a base, so that, when the vehicle moves forwards, the increasing inclination of the jack allows the tyres to bear upon the ground. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation and Fig. 2 a front elevation of a lifting-jack so pivoted to a base i by the pin h. The crutch c bears the axle a, and is adjusted vertically by the screw e. The strut k prevents the supports g from passing the vertical position when the vehicle is being run on and raised. Thus the jack has only free motion as the vehicle moves forwards.
Patent GB-190314356-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Axles for Road Vehicles and in the Means of Mounting and Supporting the same
Inventor: FAULKNER CLAY
Filed: 1903-06-27
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 14,356. Faulkner, C. June 27. Undercarriages; axle bearings; axles.-Relates to rotary axles, and to means for supporting and lubricating them. A metal channel axle support 1, the ends of which are inclined inwardly from top to bottom, has pivotally-supported bearings 18, carrying the inner ends of the axle sections 12, which are connected by a box coupling held in a place by a bar or spring. These bearings comprise sleeves having waste receptacles 19 and lubricant ducts 20, and they are pivotally secured by the bolts 21 which pass through elongated holes in the sides of the support 1. Crescent-shaped blocks 24, which may be placed above or below the bolts in the openings, serve to adjust the.axle sections. Waste and lubricant are introduced into the coupling and receptacles 19 through the holes 28, which are protected by slides 30 clamped by flanges 29 ; or threaded pipe-nipples may be used. The journal boxes 8 are made in two sections ; the upper has an enlargement 9 to permit pivotal adjustment, and the lower is cast hollow and has a removable spindle 10, angular for a portion of its length, which enters the angular bore of a curved tray 11 adapted to hold lubricant waste in contact with the axle section. By pulling a wire 16, secured to a crank-arm at one end of the shaft 10, the tray is lowered and the lubricant and waste may be inserted through an opening 14 ; on releasing the wire, a spring 13 lifts the tray, and the opening is closed by a cover 14". A plate, excluding dirt from the axle sections, and the braces 17, securing the journal boxes 8, are all bolted to the bottom flanges of the support. As shown in Fig. 11, the flanges may project inwardly and the bolts 36 made with T-heads, secure the braces. The braces. 4 are bolted to bars which are riveted to, and project beyond, the sides of the support. For front axles, a raised plate, through which passes. the king-bolt, is secured at the centre of the top of the support 1.
Patent GB-190318081-A (GB)
Title: New and Useful Safety Apparatus suitable for Letter Boxes, Letter Pilars, and other similar Receptacles
Inventor: CARPENTER JOSEPH
Filed: 1903-08-21
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 18,081. Carpenter, J., and Howard, A. Aug. 21. Letter-boxes. - Relates to devices for preventing the abstraction of letters from letter - boxes &c. Inside the box below the shoot o is a bridge b with terminal projections b<1>, to which is hinged the bar d furnished with hooks e. Upon any attempt being made to abstract letters by means of a cord through the receiving-slot, the letters are intercepted by the hooks e, and the plate d is raised. The loop f on the plate d thereupon raises the lever i, pivoted to the bracket j, so as to make contact between the plates g, h, and complete the circuit of an electric bell through the leads n. The curved end of the lever i engages the bracket k, and prevents the lever from descending. The ringing of the bell can only be stopped by opening the door of the letter-box and pulling the cord l attached to the lever i.
Patent GB-190321724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gasogenes and the like.
Inventor: BRUCE ARCHIBALD
Filed: 1903-10-09
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 21,724. Bruce, A. Oct. 9. AÙrated beverages, raising and drawing - off.- Gasogenes for holding aÙrated waters, beer, whisky, &c. of the kind described in Specification No. 24,660, A.D. 1899, (in which is also described a modified apparatus for use with a beer engine), are provided with means for preventing excessive pressure in the globe which contains the liquid. The gas-generating chamber a is fitted with a valve chamber b containing a valve k, which, when the gas pressure reaches a certain point, is raised by the diaphragm n against the pressure of the spring o and closes the passage j by which gas enters from the chamber a. The pipe c for conveying gas to the globe d is protected from contact with liquid in the chamber a by the tube r, and carries a vessel f, which collects any moisture condensed in the pipe c while permitting the gas to pass through the perforations g. The chamber a and globe d are connected by means of screw-threaded rings s, s', s'. Removable plugs t, u and a tap v are provided. The Provisional Specification states that the pipe for conducting gas to the lower globe is provided with lateral perforations and may be open or closed at the end.
Patent GB-190324225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Packing of Rotating Shafts.
Inventor: PARSONS CHARLES ALGERNON
Filed: 1903-11-07
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 24,225. Parsons, C. A. Nov. 7. Stuffing - boxes, substitutes for. - The rotating shaft of a turbine, blowing or other engine, or rotary pump, is enclosed in a perforated sleeve behind which are several spaces a, b, c, connected by pipes to sources of pressure, preferably in a turbine to parts of the turbine in which the pressure is suitable. In a highpressure stuffing- box, the pressure may decrease from a to c, or the space c may be supplied with high-pressure steam, and the space b be connected to the condenser. A perforated ring e may be introduced into the space c in order to equalize the pressure. The spaces in a stuffing-box between a vacuous chamber and the atmosphere are supplied with steam at suitable pressures from the turbine. The packing d may be Ramsbottom or Parson's rings.
Patent GB-190328502-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Suction Dust Extractor for Cleaning Carpets, Upholstered Furniture, Walls and other Surfaces.
Inventor: SIMPSON GEORGE
Filed: 1903-12-28
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 28,502. Simpson, G., and Burton, W. J. Dec. 28. Carpet-sweepers, buildings and the like, cleaning; dusters and dusting-appliances. - Relates to a suction dust extractor for removing dust, septic matter, and other impurities from carpets, upholstery, walls, and other surfaces. Fig. 3 shows the nozzle mounted on a handle 11 with a tailpiece 10 which may be fitted with rollers for presenting a flat surface to the carpet. A carrier 1 holds a brush 2, which is kept down on the surface to be cleaned by an adjustable spring 4. When a brush is not used, it is replaced by a plug which partly closes the working orifice. The end of the suction hose 6 is made funnel-shaped as at 7 with uneven edges and of sufficient resiliency to admit of working in corners, the nozzle being in such cases detached from the hose, which is used alone. The hose leads into a distributing-chamber 14, Fig. 7, to which are connected V-shaped pump chambers each provided with check valves 15, 17 and bellows, the latter worked by cranks from a hand-wheel 32. The heavier particles are blown out through the valve 17 into the chamber 19, from the bottom of which they may be drawn off as they accumulate, while the finer dust passes on with the blast through the pipe 21 into a vertical chamber 22. In its passage upwards in this chamber, it is filtered through membranes 28, 29 and further exposed to the action of a foamproducing liquid, such as soapy water, which is sprayed in at the top from the nozzle 26 by a force pump 25 and collected again at the bottom by a pipe with a rose 24. Dirty water is removed by a plug cock.
Patent GB-190406515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Files for Filing Bills and the like.
Inventor: MCDERMOTT JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1904-03-17
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 6515. McDermott, J. H. March 17. Filing papers.- A file for papers, bills, &c., which allows of any single bill being removed without disturbing the position of the others consists of a hooked wire rod a passing down a tube p, which is fixed to a hollow base r. The lower end c of the rod may be formed conical, and recessed, to pass through a hole in a sliding piece e, which then engages with the recess in a rod a and prevents it from coming out. A spring i, fixed to a support h forces the piece e to one side, the motion being constrained by screws f sliding in grooves g. To remove any bill or paper, the papers above it are pressed up the wire stem, those below being kept on the tube p. A knob n is then pressed, which action brings the hole in the piece e central with the rod a, and allows of the withdrawal of the rod and upper pile of papers. In another form, the rod a is merely made to fit tightly in the tube p, the holding devices in the base being then omitted.
Patent GB-190407314-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Punch Cutting or Engraving Apparatus.
Inventor: WICKS FREDERICK
Filed: 1904-03-26
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 7314. Wicks, F. March 26. Engraving.-Relates to engraving- apparatus for punch cutting and other engraving, having a wide range of reduction. The table a, Fig. 1, on which the design is placed is supported by the limbs b of a frame the upper part of which supports a second frame sliding in guides c. The frame a carries, by means of a ball- and-socket joint g. a tracing-rod f the end of which is telescopic and adjusted by means of a nut h. The tracing-rod f carries a sphere i, capable of being moved up and down the rod, which is mounted in a spherical seat k in a verticallyadjustable crosshead m. The crosshead is supported by the frame b, the adjustment being effected by means of a rack o and pinion p, or screw motion, suitable clamping means being also provided in each case. The metal block c to be engraved is secured to the upper frame, and operated upon by a tool q secured in a chuck r, supported by arms t of the main frame, and driven by means of a pulley s. When the crosshead m is at the upper limit of its motion, the centres of the two ball-and-socket joints are coincident, and no motion is communicated to the upper frame. The ratio of reduction is reduced by lowering the crosshead m.
Patent GB-190408995-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Counteracting Recoil in Guns.
Inventor: JENSEN PETER
Filed: 1904-04-19
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 8995. Jensen, P., [McClean Arms and Ordnance Co.]. April 19. Ordnance design; machine guns.- Means for compensating for recoil, applicable to ordnance and machine guns, comprises, a series of parallel grooves 6, or a continuous spiral groove, formed in the bore of the gun near the muzzle, the grooves nearer the muzzle being deeper than those in the rear; the barrel is correspondingly enlarged. A number of vents 8, which may be axial or otherwise, incline towards the breech and afford communication between the bottoms of the grooves and the exterior. The escape of the powder gases through the vents is stated to lessen the noise of discharge.
Patent GB-190410215-A (GB)
Title: A Food for Cattle and Poultry
Inventor: GOTHARD FREDERIC
Filed: 1904-05-04
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 10,215. Gothard, F. May 4. Food for animals.-A food for cattle and poultry is made by mixing a yeast hop-meal, preferably that described in Specification No. 6971, A.D. 1901, with flavouring and sweetening agents of such a nature that the resulting mixture can be moulded into cakes, the yeast hop-meal being first sterilized. The flavouring and binding agents mentioned are locust meal, malt dust, dried grains, oats, barley flour or screenings, rice meal, aniseed, molasses, and raw cane sugar.
Patent GB-190413294-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fish Landing Nets.
Inventor: WYERS CHARLES
Filed: 1904-06-13
Granted: 1905-03-16
Abstract: 13,294. Wyers, C., and Wyers, 0., [trading as Wyers FrÞres]. June 13. Landing-nets. -The sides 8 are constructed of steel and tapered, while the ends are bent round and screwed, grooves or flats 11 being also cut on them. These screw into a socket 12 provided with similar threads and grooves, so that, on inserting the pin 10, a half-turn locks the frame. The net may be threaded or otherwise fastened on the frame, a cord 20 forming the top of the frame and by its tension tending further to lock it in its socket. If necessary, a slotted sleeve may be placed over the socket 12 engaging with pins 18, 19 on the socket and frame, respectively.
Patent GB-190415278-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Bedsteads, Cots, Folding Chair Bedsteads, Show Stands, and the like, and in Tools or Appliances to be used in the said Manufacture.
Inventor: PHILLIPS GERALD ALBERT
Filed: 1904-07-08
Granted: 1905-05-04
Abstract: 15,278. Phillips, G. A. July 8. Painting and varnishing.-Relates to chill castings on the tubular legs of metallic bedsteads and cots, folding chair-bedsteads, show stands, and the like. A tin cap 2 fitted on the bottom of the leg 1 is formed with a hole 3, and has a tubular projection 4 to prevent metal from entering the leg during casting. The tube 4 is closed before the leg is dipped into paint or varnish, and is afterwards opened to allow to escape any paint which has leaked into the leg. The tube 4 may be dispensed with, in which case a taper pin, preferably combined with a plug 7 held in position in the chill 13, is used to form the hole in the casting. If the hole 3 is to be made in the cap 2 after the cap is placed on the leg, the casting is formed with a recess to expose a portion of the cap, which is afterwards punched to allow the paint to run out. The cap 2 may be placed inside the leg if required.
Patent GB-190427926-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Electric Demand or Rebate Indicators.
Filed: 1904-12-21
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 27,926. Lewis, F. M., and Reason Manufacturing Co. Dec. 21. Current meters.-Demand indicators of the airthermometer type are arranged so that the indicators can be re-set without moving the heating- resistances. In the form shown, the resistance 2, mounted in fixed terminals 4, is enclosed in a pocket in the expansion bulb 1, and the indicator is mounted on a board 8 fixed to a ring 7 which is rotatable on a flanged cylinder 6 carrying the terminals 4. In a modification, the resistance is placed outside a cylindrical bulb. Substantial conducting-pieces 11 are employed. The invention is specially applicable to indicators for large currents.
Patent GB-190502012-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Automatic Fire Alarms and Indicators.
Inventor: HORN GEORGE MATHIESON
Filed: 1905-02-01
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 2012. Horn, G. M. Feb. 1. Switches, thermal. In a fire-alarm system, the contact-making device consists of two wires b, c of different metal, the one c with the greater coefficient of expansion being fixed at two points g, h to the other, which is kept taut by a weight f or spring. On a rise in temperature, the wire c sags, a weighted catch o connected to the wire is lowered, and a pivoted contact-arm m is released so as to complete a circuit through a contact-piece r.
Patent GB-190502157-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Snow Guard for Roofs.
Inventor: FAHLE HEINRICH
Filed: 1905-02-03
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 2157. Fahle, H. March 19, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Roofs.-A lattice-work snow-guard a is hinged to the roof and provided with a deflecting-plate f against which the snow accumulates, as shown on the left of Fig. 2, and raises the guard, as shown on the right. Chains or stops e on the hinge prevent the guard from rising too high ; the guard falls back gradually on the roof as the snow melts.