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Patent GB-190219230-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Planting Potatoes and Seeds.
Inventor: JERVIS CECIL LEONARD
Filed: 1902-09-02
Granted: 1903-07-09
Abstract: 19,230. Jervis, C. L. Sept. 2. Potato planters; seeds, sowing.-Relates to the apparatus for planting potatoes or other seeds described in Specification No. 8975, A.D. 1901. The tubes therein described are made of wirework or of canes or sticks of small section interlaced or otherwise secured together by bands, ferrules, or the like, to which the fittings described in the abovementioned Specification are secured.
Patent GB-190220146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Horns for Phonographs, Ear Instruments and for like purposes.
Inventor: VILLY GUSTAVE HARMAN
Filed: 1902-09-15
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 20,146. Villy, G. H. Sept. 15. Sound-magnifying appliances.-Collapsable trumpets or horns for use on phonographs &c., and also as speaking - trumpets, foghorns, and other sound distributers and magnifiers, are constructed of a number of similar strips flexibly connected along their edges, and so shaped that, when the outside strips are brought together, a conoidal surface possessing rigidity is formed. The trumpet a, Fig. 1, consists of strips b of paper, wood, linen, or other flexible material mounted on linen so as to give hinge-like connections c. The edges are protected with a metal edging or flange d, and clips f, g, Fig. 4, are provided for fastening the extreme strips together. A conical tube l, which may be telescopic, supports the trumpet. The components b being similar, they may by suitable distortion be folded to lie over one another, Fig. 4. Instead of clips, bead-like attachments, Fig. 6, may be provided, or there may be no detachable connection, in which case the square section, Fig. 7, shows the limit of collapsability. For attachment to phonograph reproducers, a flexible rubber tube may be fixed to the tube l, and a supporting-ring placed round the trumpet and held by a light metal rod.
Patent GB-190226777-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in connection with Locks.
Inventor: LLEWELLIN LOUISA
Filed: 1902-12-04
Granted: 1903-03-26
Abstract: 26,777. Llewellin, L. Dec. 4. Locks, key; latches; escutcheons, k e y h o l e.- Means are provided for preventing the operation of a lock &c. from the outside of a room, such operation being frequently accomplished by breaking the glass of the door and obtaining access to the lock handle through the opening. A flanged plate a is hinged to the door, and is arranged to cover.the lock b. A part e extends from the plate, and near the bottom is provided .with a slot arranged to take over a staple g projecting from the door. The cover plate a may be locked in position by means of a padlock h passing through the staple g.
Patent GB-190304528-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flower Pots and the like.
Inventor: MUELLER FRIEDRICH AUGUST
Filed: 1903-02-26
Granted: 1903-07-16
Abstract: 4528. M³ller, F. A. Feb. 26. Flower pots are made with feet and with downwardly-inclined apertures b to supply fresh air and heat to the roots. They have also a number of uniformly-distributed holes d in the bottom, and a conical ring e, placed on the bottom, for the reception of chalk or the like to assist in keeping the earth sweet.
Patent GB-190314011-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Substance similar to Rubber and Process of Manufacturing same.
Inventor: PENSA CHARLES ELIE
Filed: 1903-06-23
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 14,011. Pensa, C. E. June 23. India-rubber substitutes.-A mixture is made of 100 parts of boiling coal tar, petroleum tar, oil of turpentine, or mineral oils, and 25 parts of boric, phosphoric, or hydriodic acid dissolved in alcohol, and the vapours are ignited, and the flame extinguished as soon as a green colour is seen. The mixture is then heated at 60‹ C. in the presence of oxygen, until a viscous ductile substance is obtained.
Patent GB-190317112-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Treatment of Plastic Materials and in Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: GIBBINS RICHARD
Filed: 1903-08-06
Granted: 1904-06-09
Abstract: 17,112. Gibbins, R. Ang. G. Pill-making appliances.-Relates to machinery whereby plastic materials, especially dough and material to be made into pills, is converted into piping. The mass is dropped between the top rollers d, e, and is rolled until it drops between them on to the second pair f, g, where the diameter of the piping is reduced to the required size. The rollers, which may be either plain or grooved, are mounted in bearings h which may be adjusted in slots on the arms b of the frame a, or by means of screws i. The rollers are made to rotate in the same direction, and preferably at different speeds by means of gearing receiving motion from the shaft at the bottom of the apparatus. For making pills, the piping may drop finally on to cutting-rollers m.
Patent GB-190317952-A (GB)
Title: Device for Mounting a Plurality of Spools on a Sewing Machine and Preventing Abstraction therefrom.
Inventor: SHARP BENSON
Filed: 1903-08-19
Granted: 1904-07-14
Abstract: 17,952. Sharp, B. Aug. 19. Sewing-machine spool, bobbin, and cop holders.- A frame, Fig. 3, fitted with a number of spindles f is mounted revolubly on the usual bobbin spindle. The spindles f are attached to a hinged lid d, and, when supplied with bobbins, the lid is screwed by a padlock e. Instead of being hinged the lid may be provided with a sleeve through which the central barrel a projects to receive the padlock. In a modification, the spindles f are attached radially to the barrel a, and the bobbins are retained by an external cylinder attached to the upper cover. The Provisional Specification states that in a further modification the magazine may take the form of a chain or belt.
Patent GB-190318047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Spinning, Twisting, and Doubling Machinery.
Inventor: FERRANTI SEBASTIAN ZIANI DE
Filed: 1903-08-20
Granted: 1904-11-19
Abstract: 18,047. Ferranti, S. Z. de. Aug. 20. Drawings to Specification. Air, supplying, methods of.-The spindles of spinning, doubling, and like machines are driven, either separately or in groups, by means of turbines which may be driven by jets of water, steam, oil, air, &c. The air may be used at a pressure of from 5 to 10 lbs. per square inch, and the exhaust, being pure air, may be passed directly into the atmosphere, thereby assisting in the ventilation of the building.
Patent GB-190318675-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Printing Textile Fabrics.
Inventor: CADGENE JACQUES
Filed: 1903-08-29
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 18,675. CadgÞne, J. Aug. 29. Dyeing.-In a process for printing textile fabrics, a greasy mastic is printed on the cloth and a reserve formed, and the colours are then sprayed on to the exposed parts by means of steam or compressed air to form a pattern in the rainbow style or saddening style, or in polychrome or monochrome. The mastic is dried before the application of the colour spray, and is afterwards removed by washing with benzene. The spray is applied in a machine fitted with discharge pipes for the several colours used.
Patent GB-190319763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gyroscopic Apparatus for Steering Torpedoes and other uses.
Inventor: LEAVITT FRANK MCDOWELL
Filed: 1903-09-14
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 19,763. Leavitt, F. M. Sept. 14. Self-levelling apparatus in general. -In a gyroscopic apparatus, applicable for preserving a fixed axis or plane on a ship, compressed air is utilized for setting the flywheel i n motion and for operating the unlocking -mechanism. Fig. 2 illustrates diagrammatically one arrangement in which air from a reservoir B passes to a time valve G, pressing back the piston P and flowing to the nozzle k, which directs a blast of air against a turbine motor H, preferably the gyroscopic flywheel. Air also flows by the passage r into the cylinder M<1> where it passes a small valve t in the piston M, which carries the locking-holder L, and flows by a passage S into a chamber Q. Meanwhile, air leaks through a small channel q into the space behind the piston P, and, acting against the whole area of the piston, causes it to move forward and close the valve. A back flow then takes place from the chamber Q, and, after closing the valve t, causes the piston M to return, thus withdrawing the locking-holder L and setting the gyroscope free to move in its gimbals. Fig. 4 shows the holder L having a cup-shaped end, which acts against the flat side of a casing forming an inner gimbal I. The outer gimbal in the form of a ring is mounted on a frame K, which enters between the gimbals and is provided with the nozzle k which discharges directly against the flywheel. The holder L is retained in its retracted position by a catch 0, which is disengaged before starting. Fig. 7 shows an arrangement in which the relative displacement of the gyroscope and ship is utilized to actuate the valve-arm V of a steering- engine by means of a battery X, solenoids T, and a contact-arm R, which is attached to the outer gimbal and moves over the terminals S.
Patent GB-190324869-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pipe Joints.
Inventor: SHANKS JOHN
Filed: 1903-11-16
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 24,869. Shanks, J. Nov. 16. Spigot- and -socket joints ;joint-making packing.- Consists in a sleeve of rubber or similar material formed with circumferential ribs, corrugations, or the like on the outer surface, which is placed within the socket in order to form an efficient joint without the use of solder or cement. Fig. 1 shows the sleeve A with the serrations B and the flange C. Fig. 5 shows the sleeve in position as applied to a water-closet basin. The serrations may be made inside or outside the sleeve or both, and the inside is slightly tapered. The flange may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190403361-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Scaffolding.
Inventor: MACHARACECK THEODOR
Filed: 1904-02-10
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 3361. Macharaceck, T. Feb. 10. Scaffolding. - A scaffolding frame consists of rods b screwed into sockets a in the building front and supported by ties and struts f, preferably arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The ties and struts may be connected to t h e bars b, either directly, or by couplings, s h o w n in Figs. 5 and 6, which may be a djustable. The scaffolding for the projecting parts of buildings, such as balconies, is similarly supported, as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190405348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin-freed Apparatus.
Inventor: SJOESTRAND ULRIK SEVERIN
Filed: 1904-03-04
Granted: 1905-03-04
Abstract: 5348. Sj÷strand, U. S. March 10, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Sale apparatus for newspapers, postcards, and the like. Actuating-mechanism; delivery mechanism.-By pushing-in a coin-slide 1, Fig. 1, a slide 12 bearing pins 15, which may be elastic or pivoted so as to yield in the return movement, is made to thrust out a card &c. 11 through a slot 14 restricted by a guard 16. In the return movement, a cross-pin 17 in the coin-slide draws back the delivery slide by pressing against lugs 13 thereon. Coin action.-The coin, dropped down a shoot 6, is stopped in a slot 2, Fig. 3, in the slide 1 by means of a spring pin 3, and when the slide is pushed in, a fixed guide 101 makes it pass the pin and fit a recess in the lug 13 on the delivery slide. Coin-discharging mechanism.-The play between the cross-pin 17 and the delivery slide allows the coin to be pulled clear of the lug 13 in the return movement. Fraud, preventing.-Undersized coins not lodging on the spring pin 3 in the coin slide drop into an open bowl 8, 9. Coin-slit closing-devices ; empty machines, locking action of.-A plate 18, Fig. 1, lying on the pile of goods ultimately trips a lever-prop 20 connected by a link 21 to a shutter 22, which accordingly drops over the coin-slit.
Patent GB-190405861-A (GB)
Title: Improved Insulating Linings for Covers or Containers for Electrical Apparatus.
Inventor: DORMAN CHARLES MARK
Filed: 1904-03-10
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 5861. Dorman, C. M., and Smith, R. A. March 10. Conduits; insulating-compositions; junction and test boxes.-The insides of the covers or containers of electric apparatus such as connectors, conductors, and the like are insulated and protected from firing by a coating of finely or coarsely powdered glass or other non-conducting incombustible material. This is applied either mixed with ordinary or fish glue, gelatine, or a combination of these, or by dusting or pressing it on to a previously-applied coating of glue, varnish, or the like, which can be dried by heat or exposure to the air. The glue or gelatine may be bicbromatized, and the coating may be protected from damp by a coat of paint or varnish preferably containing powdered asbestos or the like to make it non-inflamable.
Patent GB-190407135-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Holders for Threaded Needles and Thread thereof.
Inventor: SKIPPON HARRIET
Filed: 1904-03-24
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 7135. Skippon, H. March 24. Needle-cases.-A padded case, for containing a number of threaded sewing-needles, is provided with partitioned-off receptacles b at one end to receive reels of thread &c. c. The threads are taken through openings in the partitions, and then passed through the eyes of a number of needles e inserted in the pads f. The needles can then be removed in succession, the requisite length of thread being drawn through the eyes of the other needles, which in this way remain threaded.
Patent GB-190415484-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Looms for Weaving Pile Fabrics
Inventor: WHITE CHARLES BERNARD
Filed: 1904-07-12
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 15,484. White, C. B. July 12. Looms, pile forming and cut ing in; jacquards.- Relates to means for producing warp pile in smallware looms for manufacturing coach lace, trimmings, edgings, ribbons, &c., the apparatus being also applicable to broad looms. The wire e, Fig. 7, for forming the pile is attached to a slide d moving backwards and forwards in a frame c attached to a slide b, which is mounted on guides or rollers on the breast beam a and is moved transversely to and fro across the loom by cords attached to the jacquard mechanism. A rod r, carried by a lever m on a shaft f carrying a lever g which is turned when required by ordinary '' mousetrap " mechanism h, k, &c., Fig. 3, in connection with the jacquard l &c. and a tappetoperated lever j, pushes backwards the slide d and wire e into the position 2, Fig. 7. The crossslide b is then moved so that the wire e is placed in the position 3 and inserted in the shed. The rod r and lever m being returned to their forward position by a spring, the wire e is free to be beaten up into the cloth and to travel along with it in the direction indicated by the arrow. When required, the wire is witl drawn by moving the slide b. In order that the shed may be fully open when inserting the wire, the cord n, by which the slide b is operated, is made with surplus length s to postpone its action somewhat. Two wires e, one at each side of the fabric, may be used ; they are inserted alternately. The slides b, d, &c. are duplicated. Three or more wires may be similarly employed, if desired.
Patent GB-190420174-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Washing Machines.
Inventor: REESE AUGUST
Filed: 1904-09-19
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 20,174. Reese, A. Sept. 19. Washing-machines.-In a linen-moving device for washing - machines a free space between the stirring-arms and their rotating spindle is provided. Figs. 1 and 3 show one arrangement, in which curved bars f are fitted between curved stirring- blades d. The bars and blades are secured to discs c arranged at the top and bottom of a sleeve receiving the rotating spindle. In a modification, Figs. 2 and 4, the bars are replaced by perforated segment discs k.
Patent GB-190420607-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Supporting the Rails of Railways, Tramways and the like.
Inventor: NORTH GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-09-24
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 20,607. North, G. W., and Metcalfe, J. Sept. 24. Sleepers; tie-bars; rails, securing to sleepers; chairs.-Relates to means for supporting and maintaining a uniform distance between railway, tramway, and like rails at curves, and consists in employing a metal tie-bar or deeper which extends across the track below the rails and carries at each end a bracket or strut which gives outside support to the rails. Fig. 1 shows one half of the tie-piece with a rail fixed in position. The struts c may be formed integral with the tie-piece b or made separate and riveted thereto. The tie-piece maybe bolted or spiked down to the sleeper, or it may be made stiff enough to act itself as a sleeper. The rails are secured in position by plates e. The tiepiece may also serve as a distance-piece for getting the rails to the proper gauge, and it may be cut away in its centre portion and shaped and stiffened as desired.
Patent GB-190420900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Kitchen and like Grates.
Inventor: KING HAROLD CHARLES
Filed: 1904-09-28
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 20,900. King, H. C. Sept. 28. Grates; fueleconomizers.-A false bottom for kitchen and l i k e grates, which may be fixed at various inclinations, c o n - sists of a grate f, Figs. 1 and 2, provided at the rear with lugs e carrying pins d which fit in slots c formed in the rear ends b of a triangular frame a under the grate. The grate is supported at various inclinations by a rack g pivoted to the front thereof, the teeth of which engage with the edge a<2> of the frame a. An extension a<1> on the frame a has holes a<3> adapted to receive a pin which may engage with the bars of the ordinary grate so as to prevent backward movement of the frame. A modification is shown in Fig. 3, in which the rack is pivoted to the front edge of the grate frame and has teeth formed on its inner edge.
Patent GB-190424181-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Systems of Electric Distribution
Filed: 1904-11-08
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 24,181. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.] Nov. 8. Electric railways and tramways.- Distributing- systems are divided into sections connected b y automatic switches in such a way that accident to one section will not interfere with other sections, the faulty section being automatically disconnected. As shown applied to the cross-connection of the two third rails T, T<1> of a double-track road, contactors C, C' have each one terminal connected to one of the third rails and the other terminal earthed. When the third rail T is energized, the contactor C will raise its core and connect the third rail T to the conductor c, which will similarly be connected to the third rail T' when the latter is energized. When either rail is grounded &c., the circuit-breaker at the power station will open the circuit of both rails, and the contactors will automatically disconnect them. The attendant can then supply current to the healthy rail, and the faulty rail will remain cut out. A similar arrangement may be used for connecting adjacent sections of the same third rail, or for connecting two sets of feeders from two generating-stations to a common conductor, or for other types of systems, and any suitable automatic switch may replace the contactors shown.
Patent GB-190426888-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Waist Bands Belts Bandages and the like
Inventor: ABADIE-LEOTARD EDOUARD
Filed: 1904-12-09
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 26,888. LÚotard, E. Abadie-. March 26, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Bandages.-The fabric for belts or bandages is constructed so that the three portions A, B, Care of different elasticities. The band is woven in a single piece, but the india-rubber threads in the part A are thicker, closer together, or more tightly covered than those in the part B. The portion C is of such a texture as to afford less resistance than the part B. The belt may be in a single piece or in two pieces, laced together, as shown.
Patent GB-190428386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Changing Signs and similar Advertising and Displaying Apparatus
Inventor: WILCOX ELOMORE ORTON
Filed: 1904-12-27
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 28,386. Wilcox, E. O. Dec. 27. Advertising; displaying; signs.-Relates to a changeable advertising or displaying apparatus, applicable also for displaying songs, texts, pictures, or other matter in Sunday schools, auditoriums, &c. A number of sets of reversible frames or plates are arranged side by side in a suitable frame, and are actuated intermittently but simultaneously by positively-acting mechanism, so as to change the matter displayed. Two plates of each set are displayed simultaneously. At each movement of the machine, one member of each pair is removed and is replaced by the other member, which is reversed to show its other side. A fresh member takes up the vacant position. In the arrangement shown, each frame B, Figs. 7 and 8, comprises a metal frame 12 of trough-shaped section secured to a wooden centre 13. Plates 15, 16, adapted to receive the matter to be displayed, slide on the frames 12. The frames 12 are supported detachably by means of dowel pins 18, Fig. 5, between two sets of bars b. A space is left above the frames to enable them to be lifted off the lower pins 18, when it is required to remove them. The bars b are formed near one end with spindles 2 mounted in spiders H secured near the ends of shafts C, mounted in the upper and lower plates of the machine. The shafts C are all driven from a shaft E, which may be turned by hand or by suitable intermittent gearing J, K as shown. The shafts C are each formed in several parts secured together by sleeves so as to be detachable. Each spindle 2 is secured rigidly to a block G formed at each end with cam-rollers 3, 4, which engage respectively in cam-grooves or the like a, a<1>. The successive positions of the bars G are shown in Fig. 1. While the roller 3 is in the groove a, the positions of the frames B are almost parallel. A roller is placed at the central point of the groove a. As the roller 3 reaches the end of the groove a, the roller 4 enters the groove a' and, as the shaft C continues to turn, causes the frame B to assume a position parallel to the front of the machine. The roller 4 then enters a recess a<2> in the groove a<1>, and remains there until the movement of the shaft C causes the bar G to rotate through 180 degrees on the roller 4 so as to turn the other side of the frame B to the front of the machine. The roller 3 again engages the groove a as the roller 4 leaves the groove a<1>. The roller 3 bears on the outer face of the groove a<1> during a portion of its path, and serves to render the action of the device more positive. The bars G may be provided with arms adapted to engage with pins fixed on the plates, so as to assist the reversal of the frames B.