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Patent GB-190310884-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Gear for Mine Skips, Cages and the like.
Inventor: STEVENSON WILLIAM BOWIE
Filed: 1903-05-13
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 10,884. Stevenson, W. B. May 13. Safety suspending or retaining apparatus.-On each side of the frame of the mine skip, cage, &c. are inclined guides m<1>, against which slide dogs n having long toothed or roughened faces parallel to the guides b<3>. The dogs nare connected by links o<1> to arms l of rockshafts g, having arms h connected to a plate e carried by the draw-bar c. On the breaking of the rope &c., the draw-bar drops, and springs k turn the shafts g so as to raise the dogs n, which then move parallel to and inwards towards the guides b<3>.
Patent GB-190317411-A (GB)
Title: Means for Passing a Line under the Hull of a Submerged Vessel.
Inventor: CUMMINGS WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1903-08-11
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 17,411. Cummings, W. J., Cummings, H. G , Chamberlain, R., and White, A. B. Aug. 11. Sunken ships, raising.-Relates to means for passing a line under the hull of a submerged vessel to facilitate the fastening of the slings, the invention being particularly applicable for salving ships sunk in water too deep for the operation of divers. The stayed tube 2 having a curved end 6 is fitted with lower and upper clips 15, 21 from which tackles 9, 10 and 11, 12, 13 pass to anchors 14. The lower clip has an arm 20 free to turn in a vertical plane and connected by the tackle 8 to an anchor. Silt, mud, &c. under the hull of the submerged vessel is cleared by passing compressed air or other fluid through the tube 2, and the channel cut allows a line projected through the same tube to pass round the hull. Fig. 4 shows the line-projecting apparatus. A fine line, wound on the reel 24 mounted on the shaft 23 provided with a reversible handle, has its end 26 attached to a float placed inside the box 32 attached to the lower end of the piston-rod 33. Normally, the box 32 is held in the elevated position by compressed air acting on the underside of the piston 35. When this piston is forced down, the stop 43 trips the spring latch 44, Fig. 6, and the float is forced through the neck 25 and tube 2, and is delivered through the orifice 7, Fig. 1. Cables, and finally the slings, may be attached to the line and so taken under the hull.
Patent GB-190320631-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Enlargement Cameras.
Filed: 1903-09-25
Granted: 1904-07-07
Abstract: 20,631. Griffin & Sons, J. J., and Ibbetson, F. H. Sept. 25. Cameras; enlarging. - Enlarging - cameras, in which the holder a for the negative and lens is connected with the holder b for the paper or plate by a pair of wooden stays c, c<1>, d, d<1>, are constructed with hinges e, f, in the said stays, and with a fastener g, at the end of each stay, such fastener being a metal plate, with a speciallyshaped slot to receive the head of the screw k on the box a. To pack the camera, the box a is pushed sideways till it occupies the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and is then released by pressing the boards c<1>, d<1> slightly outwards. The flexible bag l is folded, and the box a laid in the plate holder b.
Patent GB-190323040-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bed-motion for Printing Presses.
Inventor: MIEHLE ROBERT
Filed: 1903-10-24
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 23,040. Miehle, R. July 9, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Cylinder machines with plane printing- surfaces. - T h e type beds of printing-presses are reciprocated by the engagement of a toothed segment 23 alternately with upper and lower racks 21, 22 carried in the same fixed vertical plane as the segment by a frame 20 secured to the bed. The motion is controlled at the ends of the stroke by providing the segment 23 with a wrist-pin 24 for engagement in circular guide slots 25, 26 formed between shoes 27, 28 on the frame 20. The segment 23 is counterbalanced on the shaft 16 by a weight on the gear-wheel.
Patent GB-190323958-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Power Transmission in Self-propelled Vessels or Vehicles.
Inventor: SCHULTZ CHARLES STAFFORD
Filed: 1903-11-04
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 23,958. Schultz, C. S. Nov. 4. Driving-gear.-In applying internal-combustion engines for motor vehicles for roads or railways, or to self-propelled vessels, a driving-gear is used which permits of simple reversal in the in the direction of the travel of the vehicle or vessel, without reversing the direction of rotation of the motor shafts or introducing an intermediate gear. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, two internal-combustion engines a are placed so that their shafts c are parallel and rotate in opposite directions. The shafts are provided at each end with magnetic clutches d, e of any suitable type, which also serve as flywheels. The clutches when energized attract discs or armatures f, which are normally held out of contact with the clutches by springs k and are connected with pinions which gear with intermediate pinions j on the driving- shafts g gearing, as shown, with the vehicle axles h or the propeller shaft. The clutch d on one shaft and the clutch e on the other are energized, a forward or backward movement of the vehicle &c. being obtained according to the pair of clutches energized. The clutches are controlled by either of the arrangements of circuits shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, two independent switches u are used and, as shown in Fig. 3, only one switch is used. In a modification, the clutches are also disconnected electrically by means of magnetic discs which move the discs or armatures f in the opposite direction to that in which they are moved by the clutches d, e. In a further modification, the magnetic clutches are replaced by friction clutches s, t, Fig. 5, each having a male and female member, the male member being actuated for connection through the armatures f by magnetic discs d, e and for disconnection by discs p, q. Suitable arrangements of circuits to operate the modified apparatus are described.
Patent GB-190400979-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Traps.
Inventor: HEIDE HENRY CONRAD
Filed: 1904-01-14
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 979. Heide, H. C., [Bailey, F. T., Brown, W. P., and Bailey, M.]. Jan. 14. Ball and float valves.-Consists in providing means whereby the outlet passage of a steam trap is instantly and fully opened when the liquid reaches a certain level, and is suddenly closed when a certain amount of liquil has been discharged. One form of steam trap, shown in Fig. 1, is provided with an inlet passage 2, and a discharge pipe 5, at the lower end of which is a seating for a metal ball-valve 6. The ball is retained upon its seating by the pressure of steam, but when the water in the casing 1 reaches a certain level, float,7, at one end of a lever 9, pivoted on a bracket 10, rises, and forces the ball away from its seating by means of a yoke 14, pivoted to the other end of the lever, and water escapes through the pipe 5. As the float falls, the ballvalve is lifted by the end of the lever until it is close to its seating, when it is closed by the rush of fluid. The ball-valve is guided by means of fingers 15 attached to the bracket 10. To make the removal of the ball-valve more certain, a tipbucket 15<b> is provided, which dumps the water into the chamber intermittently. To allow for the removal of the discharge pipe 5, with the valve 6, and float 7, the bracket 10 is secured to the discharge pipe 5, and the pipe and bracket are secured in position by means of a taper plug 11 and a stay bolt 12. The float and lever may be removed through a suitable door in the casing. Another form of steam trap, shown in Fig. 3, is provided with a discharge pipe 17, the upper end of which is closed, when the water in the trap is below a certain level, by a ball 18, which is light enough to float in water. When the water in the trap rises, a float 19, surrounding a cylindrical casing 16 and a pipe 17, and provided with arms 20, upon which a series of uprights 21 are mounted, to form a cage, also rises, and lifts the ball 18 by means of lugs 23 on the uprights 21. The ball is prevented from rising too high by means of a ring plate 22. When the ball is thus removed from its seat, water is discharged by the pressure of steam through the pipe 17, until the return of the float to a lower level places the ball on its seating again.
Patent GB-190403415-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Working of Ovens for use in Baking Bricks and the like.
Inventor: WARRINGTON HENRY
Filed: 1904-02-11
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 3415. Warrington, H., and Warrington, H. J., [trading as Warrington & Son, H.]. Feb. 11. Kilns or ovens; flues.-In ovens or kilns for baking bricks &c., the waste heat from one oven is utilized for the preliminary heating of a second oven. The ovens a, a<x> are connected by flues b<1>, b<2> with a chimney b, and by a flue a<2> with each other. When the oven a is in operation and the oven a<x> is charged, the dampers in the flue b<1> are closed, and the dampers in flues a', b<2> are opened, so that the hot gases from the oven a pass through the oven ax.
Patent GB-190409518-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hangers or Ears for Overhead Electric Trolley Wires.
Inventor: RICHARDSON ABRAHAM
Filed: 1904-04-26
Granted: 1905-04-26
Abstract: 9518. Richardson, A., Heap, J., Heap, H., Bailey J., Brierley, T., and Billington, R. April 26. Conductors.-Relates to ears or hangers for supporting overhead electric trolley or conductor wires. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation and Fig. 2 a transverse section of the hanger. The ear is formed of two parts A, B, which hold the conductor wire in the grooves a, b, and are brought together to form an approximately cylindrical or somewhat conical shank D over which the collar E is screwed. The projection F and recess f ensure the two parts being placed together correcily. As the collar is screwed on to the conical shank, the two parts A, B are brought together and tightly clip the conductor. The ear is supported from a stud g which screws into the shank portion. The lower grooved edges of the jaws may be connected by a thin flexible strip instead of being separate, in which case the conductor is inserted through the upper shank portion. The jaws may be further secured by passing one or more transverse bolts through them or through lugs.
Patent GB-190409848-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Railway Signals.
Inventor: SYKES WILLIAM ROBERT
Filed: 1904-04-29
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 9848. Sykes, W. R. April 29. Controlling signals.-Electromagnetic controlling- apparatus situated on the signal itself is described, allowing control of the operation of the signal from a source or sources other than the actual operator, or allowing a passing train to automatically restore a signal to "danger." The apparatus is contained in a case a fixed to one portion B of the signal - operating thrust rod, while a rod f attached to the lower portion B<1> of the thrust rod is capable of vertical sliding motion within the case, or is stopped according to the position of a cylindrical rotating stop g. In the position shown, the rod f bears, by means of a bevelled portion, upon the side of a segmental recess in the stop g, and upward thrust on the rod B' is communicated to the rod B through the case a, whereupon the whole apparatus moves vertically to lower the signal arm. The stop g is retained in this position, when its rotation is attempted by upward thrust on the rod f, by an attached lever J provided with a balance weight j and bearing against a trigger K, which is mounted on a pivot k. The trigger K is controlled by attachment to the armature h of an electromagnet H, which may be either energized or de-energized to cause operation of the signal. The trigger K is either normally held in the operative position obstructing the path of the lever J by a spring, and retracted by the electromagnet, or is normally held out of the path of the lever J by gravity or by spring pressure, being moved by the electromagnet into the operative position. The closure of the circuit of the electromagnet is controlled by a switch or switches at the controlling cabin or cabins, or by the passage of a train over a treadle.
Patent GB-190410194-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Cleaning, Oiling and Polishing Compound.
Inventor: TYLER WILLIAM BUZBY
Filed: 1904-05-03
Granted: 1904-06-09
Abstract: 10,194. Tyler, W. B. May 3. Coating surfaces, compositions for; polishing- liquids.-A mixture of head-light oil, lard, hard-oil finish, strong petroleum-soap suds and diluted photographic paste is used for cleaning, oiling, and polishing surfaces, especially those of woodwork, metals, and glass, and for finishing and intensifying pictures. In the last case, the composition is allowed to dry before being polished.
Patent GB-190420090-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Doormats and the like.
Inventor: STEPHEN-SWINEY HENRY STEPHEN
Filed: 1904-09-17
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 20,090. Swiney, H. S. Stephen-. Sept. 17. Drawings to Specification. Mats &c.-Door mats &c. are formed in the process of weaving with letters, figures, &c., in colours which will contrast with the ground colour of the mat, the letters &c. forming a notice of warning to persons using the mat.
Patent GB-190420246-A (GB)
Title: Corset Stays.
Inventor: CUNNINGHAM CLARA HIBERNIA
Filed: 1904-09-20
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 20,246. Cunningham, C. H. Oct. 28, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Corsets.-In order to obviate the pressure on the chest of the busks of a corset, the busks are bent at or near the waist line, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when fastened the upper parts of the busks incline slightly away from the body, as shown in Fig. 1. The busks may be encased in textile material with extending parts for attachment by sewing to ordinary corsets.
Patent GB-190422673-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Composition for Affixing Objects or Materials upon Flat or other Surfaces.
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIAM GEORGE
Filed: 1904-10-20
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 22,673. Williams, W. G. Oct. 20. Cements.-For fixing tiles or the like to a plaster wall, two compositions are used, namely (1) a mixture of two parts by bulk of crushed whiting and one part by bulk of hay or straw chaff, mixed with linseed oil, and (2) a mixture of three parts by bulk of boiled linseed oil and one part of Japan gold size, but according to the Provisional Specification the linseed oil and gold size are alternatives. A solution of shellac in methylated spirits, known as " patent knotting," may be added to the first mixture, and fabric may be inserted in the second, and any other drying oil may be used in place of linseed oil. A layer of the second mixture is first applied to the wall and then a layer of the first. Another layer of the second mixture is applied to the tile itself. The combination of the two mixtures is claimed.
Patent GB-190423139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tipping Wagons.
Inventor: MCALPINE WILLIAM HEBBURN
Filed: 1904-10-27
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 23,139. McAlpine, W. H., and Smith, D. L. Oct. 27. Tip-wagons. - A tip-wagon for tipping to both sides is made in two parts A, A<1>, Fig. 3, which can be tipped by means of oscillating cylinders b, b<1> supplied with steam, air, or water under pressure. The parts A, A<1> are hinged to side sills F, F<1> and rest, when down, on a centre sill E and on transverse beams e, e<1>. The sides C, C<1> are pivoted to the ends at c, c<1> and are fastened when closed by means of turn-buckles. The cylinders are supported on blocks G, G<1> which embrace the axles and are held up by arms g<1>, Fig. 7, and springs g<3>. The main supply pipe for the fluid under pressure is connected to the branch pipes m, m<1> of the cylinders by a stuffing- box joint L. The admission and exhaust are controlled by cocks j, j<1>, Fig. 6, at the end of a wagon actuated by a transverse rod P. The Provisional Specification states that the bottom of the wagon is formed with hinged doors which are tilted upwards and outwards to discharge the load, these doors being connected to the hanging side doors by means of struts.
Patent GB-190429291-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Roller Bearings
Inventor: HENDERSON ALBERT ENNIS
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 29,291. Henderson, A. E. Dec. 31. Bolts are used in a roller bearing to secure together cage rings 16, 17, Fig. 1, that support the conical ends of the rollers 31. These bolts 47, Fig. 3, are provided with shoulders 52 and washers 53, which afford, with nuts 54, means for spacing the rings. They are reduced at 55 to leave more room for the rollers 31.
Patent GB-190429440-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Devices for Lifts and the like.
Inventor: MARKS GEORGE CROYDON
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 29,440. Marks, G. C., [Koppel, A., [Firm of].]. Dec. 31. Lifts; safety suspending-apparatus.-Relates to apparatus of the type in which friction cheeks are adapted to press sideways against guide-rails, and consists in forming these guide-rails of channelsection steel or iron bars, the middle web having a series of openings or recesses so as to act as a rack for driving the pinion which draws the friction cheeks together. The channel-section rail a is fixed so that the middle web projects into the shaft, the opening b in the web engaging with a pinion d should the suspending-rope break. This pinion is mounted on a screw with right and left hand threads, the rotation of which causes the friction plates h to grip the side webs of the guiderail a. The Provisional Specification states that safety catches may be employed which would engage directly with the openings in the guiderail.
Patent GB-190429475-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gas Burners.
Inventor: MORENO LUIGI
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 29,475. Moreno, L., and Antony, A. d'. Dec. 31. Nitrogen; oxygen.-Relates to a gas burner stated to effect the dissociation of air into its principal components, so that the combustion of a gas may not be hindered by the presence of nitrogen. Concentric cylindrical parts 1, 2, 3, cast integrally with one another, support wire-gauze or perforated metal cylinders 4, 5 and a non-perforated cylinder 6. A cylinder 8 is fixed between the cylinders 5, 6 by stay-bolts 7, and is joined at its upper end to a pipe 9 forming a passage for the products of combustion. An ignition opening fitted with a door 10 is formed in the upper part of the cylinder 8. The cylinder 4 is closed at the top by a plate 15 and is provided with annular baffle-plates 16, 17. Combustible gas is supplied to the chamber 13 and escapes through an annular opening 12 to the space between the cylinders 4, 5, which rapidly become incandescent. Air, drawn through openings 19,18, is " separated into oxygen and nitrogen by the action "of the heat radiated" by these cylinders, and the oxygen passes through the small openings in the cylinders 4, 5, while the nitrogen escapes freely through the openings in the upper part of these cylinders. As soon as the air is dissociated into its elements, " the flame is replaced by a colourless "and inodorous gas, the heat of which may be " utilized in any heating-apparatus."
Patent GB-190509279-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Controlling the Supply of Energy from Alternating Current Electric Generators to Alternating Current Electric Motors.
Inventor: WOOD ARTHUR PEMBERTON
Filed: 1905-05-03
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 9279. Wood, A. P. May 3. Distributing; regulating.-The demand on alternating-current generators supplying current to motors for operating winding-apparatus and the like is maintained fairly constant by means of two auxiliary alternating-current machines, of which the rotors are mounted on a common shaft, and of which one is connected in parallel with the generator, energy being stored in a fly-wheel or other heavy rotating mass while the main motor is running on light load and restored to the mains when the load becomes excessive. The auxiliary polyphase induction machine B, which is connected across the mains M, is run up to normal speed while the main motor A is stationary or running on light load, by using resistances B<w> in the circuit of the rotor B<r>, or by connecting the two auxiliary machines B, C in cascade and afterwards short-circuiting the rotor B<r>. When the demand by the motor A exceeds the normal, the short-circuit of the rotor B<r> is opened and the machines B, C connected in cascade, when as the speed of the machine B falls to the synchronous speed of the machines B, C in cascade it supplies energy to the motor A. An adjustable resistance W may be interposed between the machines B, C, or a resistance C<w> in the circuit of the rotor C''. The switches controlling the connexions and resistances of the machines B, C may be operated automatically by solenoids or electric motors, or they may be connected to the switches on the motor A, which are under the control of the operator. The fly-wheel F, which is mounted on the shaft carrying the rotors B<r>, C<r>, may be dispensed with, by making the rotors B'', C<r> sufficiently massive.
Patent GB-190510919-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for use in Extracting Cotton Dust from Carding Machines and similar Machines.
Inventor: CLENCH GORDON MCDAKIN
Filed: 1905-05-25
Granted: 1906-05-25
Abstract: 10,919. Clench, G. M. May 25. D u s t confining and expelling on generation.- Relates to a dust-removing hood or cover for the brushes or cylinders of carding - engines & c., adapted for use in connexion with the vacuum cleaning - apparatus described in Specification No. 17,433. A.D. 1901. The cover A is preferably made of sheet metal, such as tin-plate, and its upper part is rounded to fit over the brush or cylinder held in the bearings B. The lower parts C are hinged and kept in position by hooks or the like E. The dust-laden air from the brush or cylinder is carried away by suction through the long slit F, the space G, and the pipes H, H<2>. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 17,268, A.D. 1897, and No. 13,298, A.D. 1898.]
Patent GB-190516291-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toy Hoops.
Inventor: CLARK ANNA MARIA
Filed: 1905-08-10
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 16,291. Clark, A. M. Aug. 10. Hoops.-A number of bells B are mounted to swing from the inner face of a hoop A, in such a manner that they will not interfere with one another or with the motion of the hoop. Each bell-clapper is pivoted or hinged to an eyeleted link 14, the end of which passes through a hole 11 in the hoop and is engaged by a tie wire 16 lying in a groove 10 in the outer face of the hoop. A tyre 17, preferably of metal, prevents the wire and the eyes of the link 14 from becoming worn.
Patent GB-190520003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Air Carburetting Apparatus for Internal Combustion Motors.
Inventor: RICHARD GEORGES
Filed: 1905-10-03
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 20,003. Richard, G. Oct. 10, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas or explosivevapour engines, carburetting in. The carburettor shown in Fig. 1 is supplied with liquid fuel through a spraying- nozzle b in the ordinary way, the main air supply being drawn into the mixing-chamber C through ports surrounding the discharge nozzle. The supplementary air supply enters through ports c and others d in an adjustable sleeve F, the ports d opening into an annular chamber E which communicates with a chamber containing a supplementary air valve K, Fig. 3. The valve is opened by the suction, and its motion is damped by a piston M working in oil supplied from the float chamber through a passage m. The pressure in the oil chambers is equalized by a port n. The dash-pot chamber I is closed by a cover h through which the rod j passes loosely. The tension of the valve spring g is adjusted by varying the position of the valve seat J. A clip or spring i, Fig. 3, holds the valve seat in position.