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Patent GB-189907974-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Superphosphates and other Chemical Manures.
Inventor: CRAWFORD DAVID
Filed: 1899-04-15
Granted: 1899-06-17
Abstract: 7974. Crawford, D. April 15. M a n u r e s.-Superphosphates and other chemical manures are delivered from the dissolving-tank A, in a liquid or semi - liquid state, through an opening A in the floor B, to a series of flat shallow trays F, carried upon a conveyer formed of an endless chain or chains, the links D of which form double lines travelling intermittently around the hexagon tumblers E, E<1> at the back of the chamber and outside thereof respectively. The rollers G supporting the conveyer are mounted upon shafts, the ends of which run in bearings G' at the side of the chamber. Within the closed chamber C, the material gives off gases which are drawn out of the chamber by an exhaust fan or the like. The material is carried to the open air, is then broken up by the workmen, and is delivered into an elevator hopper or boot H, from which it may be raised to a disintegrating-screen, and, if desired, taken to a drying-machine. By means of this arrangement the workmen are not exposed to the gases given off from the hot freshly-prepared manure.
Patent GB-189909179-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Cycle Mud-guard Bridge.
Inventor: WILTSHIRE GEORGE
Filed: 1899-05-02
Granted: 1900-03-03
Abstract: 9179. Wiltshire, G. May 2. Clips; guards, mud. - Relates to a telescopic mnd-guard bridge for attachment to the fork. Clips e adapted to embrace the fork blades are fixed to short tubes a, b which telescope in a central tube c. The tongues f, punched out to form the slots g, project into the tubes a, b and are fitted with springs d. The ends of the tongues are bent over to hold the springs which bear on collars k fixed to tube c by pins i. Slots are formed in the tubes a and b and the tongues f to allow the passage of the pins i. The mud guard carries a hook for engaging the tube c, or is fixed thereto by a screw and nut.
Patent GB-189913899-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Treating Kola Nuts and Products Obtained thereby, and the Utilisation of the Secondary Products therefrom for the Treatment of Tobacco Leaves.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1899-06-05
Granted: 1900-04-28
Abstract: 13,899. Boult, A. J., [Bernegau, L.]. July 5. Tobacco.-A chewing-tobacco is produced by treating tobacco leaves with the vapours given off when boiling kola nuts in a dilute solution of sodium phosphate, and then treating the leaves, which have absorbed aromatic compounds resembling nicotine, with an extract obtained by heating the treated kola nuts with a strong solution of sodium phosphate while under pressure.
Patent GB-189915450-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or appertaining to Machines for Drying Washed Grain and the like.
Inventor: ROWLANDSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-07-27
Granted: 1900-06-02
Abstract: 15,450. Rowlandson, W. July 27. Hydro-extractors for washed grain &c. Relates to machines of the type described in Specification No. 24,395, A.D. 1897. Inside, and in close proximity to. the rotating basket C is placed a helically-ribbed stationary drum F, or segments of a drum, by which the grain is worked from the bottom to the top of the basket, where it is thrown out into the space between the inner and outer casings D, E and escapes by the passage G. The water is caught in the inner casing, and passes away at d.
Patent GB-189918566-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Regulating the Supply of Grain to Grain Sorting Machines with Cellular Drums.
Inventor: MAYER JOHANN
Filed: 1899-09-14
Granted: 1899-11-25
Abstract: 18,566. Mayer, J. Sept. 14. Separating or sorting grain.-Relates to the supply of grain to sorting-machines with cellular drums. Fig. 1 shows a machine with two rotary drums f having cells on their inner surfaces. A longitudinal opening in the drum serves alternately for the supply and discharge of the grain, the portion carried upwards by the cells being discharged into the receptacle g. When the opening a is opposite the fixed internal shoot b, as shown at the left in Fig. 1, the intermittently-rotating scoop h delivers into it a charge of grain, which is, however, retained by a flap c at the bottom of the shoot. As the drum continues to rotate, the opening a reaches its lowest point, where the residuum of the last charge is discharged ; after the opening has advanced a short distance further, a tappet e bears against a catch d, and releases the flap c, so as to allow the fresh charge to fall upon the cellular surface. Each revolution of the drum serves therefore to separate or sort one charge from the scoop h. The flap c closes by gravity after the grain has passed it, and is immediately locked by the release of the catch c as the tappet leaves it.
Patent GB-189920583-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment of Ores or Materials for Determining the Presence to Gold therein.
Inventor: COSTELLO MELINDA
Filed: 1899-10-13
Granted: 1900-05-12
Abstract: 20,583. Lake, H. H., [Costello, M.]. Oct. 13. Cathode rays, by.-X-rays are used to determine the presence of gold in ores or other material preparatory to mining or to crushing or other treatment, so that worthless material may be neglected. For ore &c. in sit¹, sensitized plates &c. may be exposed in tunnels.
Patent GB-189921680-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Scarf Pins, Brooches, and other like Articles.
Inventor: CORBIN DONALD RICARDO
Filed: 1899-10-30
Granted: 1900-03-24
Abstract: 21,680. Corbin, D. R. Oct. 30. Jewellery fastenings; pins, scarf; brooches. -Relates to scarf pins and devices of similar character, such as brooches, hat pins, hair ornaments, and fasteners for veils, wraps, &c., and consists in providing a detachable pin which can be locked to the ornamental part to prevent accidental or other loss. In the scarf pin shown, the ornamental part 1 is provided on its upper back part with a sleeve or socket 2 at an angle to the plane of the face, as shown in Fig. 3. The pin 3 has a collar or stop 4, which, when in use, rests on the sleeve, and is held there by a light wire catch or spring 5 forming part of the sleeve. The lower end of the pin passes in front of the lower part of the ornament.
Patent GB-190000085-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Water Cooling Apparatus.
Inventor: LINDSAY WILLIAM ROBERTSON
Filed: 1900-01-02
Granted: 1900-04-28
Abstract: 85. Lindsay, W. R., Keay, D., and Berry, T. Jan. 2. Condensers, cooling water for.-The hot water is led by a trough 21 into the inner vessel 25, which is preferably fixed, and has perforations or slots 31 in its sides to direct the water in radial or inclined jets or sheets into the outer revolving vessel 28. This vessel is made of net work or is perforated to distribute the water as spray into the cooling pond. It may be driven by bevel gearing from the shaft 44 or by an electromotor 46 placed in the conical bottom of the inner vessel. A movable lining or sleeve may be adapted to the inner vessel to regulate the discharge openings, and the vessel may be increased in height to give a greater head. A hood or chimney 36 may surmount the apparatus and may contain a fan 39, and another fan 41 may be placed underneath to draw air through a pipe 42 and discharge it under the water spray by nozzles 43. Both fans may be mounted on the shaft of the vessel 28.
Patent GB-190002313-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lasts used in Boot and Shoe Manufacture.
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1900-02-06
Granted: 1900-03-10
Abstract: 2313. Brookes, A. G., [Miller, O. A.]. Feb. 6. Lasts. - Relates to means for strengthening wooden lasts. The last is bored out as shown in Fig. 1, and in the bottom of the hole b is placed a steel disc c. A bolt b<2> is then pushed through and riveted over a washer as shown in Fig. 2. A metal socket d, having helical ribs or feathers d<1> on its exterior, is then forced in flush, as shown in Fig. 3, bending and placing in tension the bolt b' and compressing the wood under the di c c. In a modification, the disc c is dispensed with.
Patent GB-190002699-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mercerising, Washing, and Drying Yarn, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: SEFTON-JONES HERBERT
Filed: 1900-02-10
Granted: 1900-08-04
Abstract: 2699. Sefton - Jones, H., [Dolder, J.]. Feb. 10. Yarns, mercerizing &c.-The yarn is passed at one operation successively through tanks containing respectively warm water, cold water, mercerizing liquid, fresh running water, acid, hot water, and cold water, and then through a drying-apparatus, and is finally wound up by means of the winding-apparatus 54. Between each pair of tanks are squeezing-rollers, the bottom rollers of each pair and also the rollers situated within the tanks being covered with hard rubber, while the pressure rollers of each pair are covered with rubber which is grooved or fluted longitudinally. The rollers are driven at such speeds that the yarn is subjected to a gradually increasing tension as it passes through the apparatus, until it leaves the acid bath 41, after which its tension remains constant to the end of the operation. The first tank 2 contains heating-pipes 56. The mercerizing-tank 22 is fitted with the rollers 23, 24, 55, 27 and the drum 25, which is perforated and open at the ends, so that the mercerizing- liquid will penetrate the yarn with greater facility in its passage through the tank. The tank 35 containing running water is fitted with sprinkling- apparatus 61. The acid tank 41 is provided with an oscillating lever or shutter 45, to agitate the acid and assist the neutralizing action. In the drying-apparatus, the yarn passes between a semicircular arrangement of hot-air pipes 52 and a steam-heated chamber 51, while the moist air is drawn away by a fan 53.
Patent GB-190007013-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for Waving hair.
Inventor: BOIREAU ERNEST
Filed: 1900-04-14
Granted: 1900-08-04
Abstract: 7013. Boireau, E., and Poirot, D April 14. Hair-waving appliances.-A U-shaped pin, Fig. 1, or a crown or plate, Fig. 2, carries a number of alternately-placed hooks b, c, which are preferably jointed, and round them the hair is laced to wave it. A pair of tongs, with one limb d of round and the other of square section e, may be used to curl the hair.
Patent GB-190008288-A (GB)
Title: Improved Handle Holder for Brooms, Brushes, and the like.
Inventor: FROITZHEIM ALOYS
Filed: 1900-05-04
Granted: 1900-06-23
Abstract: 8288. Froitzheim, A. May 4. Handles, fixing to stocks.-The handle of a broom, scrubbing-brush, &c. is fixed to the stock by a socket a attached by a screw d to pieces b, e, which enter the hole in the stock. The handle fits in the socket a, and by screwing the socket upon the screw d the pieces b, c are wedged apart to grip the stock. The pieces b, c are grooved vertically and horizontally respectively to increase the grip. The piece c may slide laterally on the screw d, as well as the piece b. The socket, when screwed up, is kept from turning by a screw passing through a lug on the socket and entering the stock, or by a set-screw engaging either with the screw d or with a toothed disc fixed to the screw.
Patent GB-190008543-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Guards for Platen Printing Machines.
Inventor: HAMILTON JOHN
Filed: 1900-05-09
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 8543. Hamilton, J., Hamilton, E., and Hamilton, F. May 9. Platen presses, guards for. The guard consists of a transverse rod E carried by a bar D having curved slots by which it is mounted to slide on the side or edge of the platen upon guide-studs B. On the bar D is a stud F engaged by a cam bar G adjustably fixed on the crank-pin H<x> or other suitable part of the press. As the platen moves up to the type bed, the cam engages the pin F and lifts the bar D and guard E to remove the operator's hand, if it is over the guard. The guard has also a movement towards the operator owing to the curvature of the guide-slots. During the dwell of the impression, or immediately after it, the cam permits the guard to fall. The fall may be assisted by a spring. An apron M is attached to the guard to prevent the operator from placing his hand between the guard an d the upper edge of the platen. This apron M may be wound on a roller, or may fold or hang, when the platen moves back from the type bed.
Patent GB-190009427-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Mechanical Musical Instruments.
Inventor: RICHTER FRIEDRICH ADOLPH
Filed: 1900-05-22
Granted: 1900-06-30
Abstract: 9427. Richter, F. A. May 22. Automatic instruments.-The invention relates to the combination with such instruments of moving pictures or figures. In Fig. 2 a disc G is attached to the cover D<1> of the case of the instrument by suitable means, such as a universal joint, so that, when the cover is closed, a central hub engages with the spindle H which actuates the tune-sheet. The disc G is thus rotated, and pictures painted on it can be observed through a hole in the cover D<1>. Fig. 7 is a view of a modified instrument in which the disc G shows through a hole m in a plate when the cover is open. The disc G is driven by a cord Q from the main spindle H. In other modifications, the heads, arms, &c. of figures attached to the cover are caused to move.
Patent GB-190013050-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Open Hearth, Melting or other Furnaces.
Inventor: TALBOT BENJAMIN
Filed: 1900-07-19
Granted: 1901-06-29
Abstract: 13,050. Talbot, B. July 19. Flues for open - hearth, melting, and other furnaces. Relates to a movable flue structure for use, more especially in open-hearth furnaces of the kind described in Specifications No. 11,813, A.D. 1895, and No. 20,815, A.D. 1898, in which the hearth or working chamber is capable of being tilted to discharge its contents. Such a furnace must be provided with a movable flue connection, which may be drawn out of the way when the furnace is to be tilted. According to the present invention, such a flue structure 1 is provided with water-cooled mouths or openings 2 and 3, which bear against corresponding cooled openings in the wall 5 of the furnace and the fixed flue structure 6. It is mounted in a frame or carriage running on rollers (not shown) and may be raised in this frame by hydraulic jacks or other suitable means before being shifted ; or the whole carriage may be so raised ; or the rollers may run on inclined rails so as to lift the whole structure as it is drawn back. The structure is divided into separate chambers for the gas and air to be supplied to the furnace, each chamber having separate mouths or openings.
Patent GB-190022320-A (GB)
Title: Pot Teeming Apparatus for Plate Glass.
Inventor: CRUIKSHANK JAMES WALTER
Filed: 1900-12-07
Granted: 1901-10-12
Abstract: 22,320. Cruikshank, J. W. Dec. 7. Delivering molten metal.-Relates to apparatus for pouring glass on to the rolling-table. The pot, when taken from the furnace, is gripped by tongs 8, the fixed arms of which are mounted in a bail 7. The bail is connected to the chain of a travelling crane 4 running on rails 3 and provided with broad rear wheels to act as a counterweight. The crane is moved so as to bring the pot over the table 31, and the pot is then tilted over by chain gearing 15, 16 driven through a clutch by an electric motor 21. Stays 13 are provided to keep the pot in proper position. The crane is moved during the operation so as to distribute the glass evenly on the table. A winch 5, operated by a handle through suitable gearing, is provided for raising and lowering the pot.
Patent GB-190022830-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Superheating Steam Generated in a Babcock and Wilcox or similar Water Tube Steam Boiler.
Inventor: CRUSE HENRY
Filed: 1900-12-14
Granted: 1901-02-16
Abstract: 22,830. Cruse, H. Dec. 14. Superheaters, steam.-A series of curved pipes g, arranged to form a continuous tortuous conduit for the steam, are arranged above the water tubes and below the steam drums of a water-tube boiler, and are traversed by water pipes i connected up to opposite ends of the steam drum. A regulable circulation of water is maintained through the pipes i by means of an aspirator or equivalent apparatus to moderate the temperature of the steam as required. The circulation of the water is in the same direction as that of the steam.
Patent GB-190106247-A (GB)
Title: Improved Harness for Looms
Inventor: SCHINDELER EMILE
Filed: 1901-03-25
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 6247. Schindeler, E. March 25. Loom dobbies; lifting - cords and equivalents.-The heald M is supported by a pulley P, carried by a cord, which is connected to two hooks A, B respectively operated by griffe blades C, D.
Patent GB-190113094-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cartridge Belts.
Inventor: MARTIN PATRICK ALPHONSUS
Filed: 1901-06-27
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 13,094. Martin, P. A. June 27. Ammunition receptacles.-The cartridge pouches d, e are carried from the waist-belt, the length of which can be adjusted for different wearers. The back part a of the belt is of fixed length, but the side parts b, c are adjustable, to which end they are made double, the pouches d being carried on the outer straps b<1>, c<1>, while the inner straps are provided with adjusting buttons j and holes k. In modifications, (1) the adjustment is effected at the ends of the outer straps b<1>, c<1>, and (2) the cartridge pouches are carried by sliding attachments secured to, or movable along, the waist-belt or the bandoleer.
Patent GB-190114289-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Bakers' and like Ovens
Inventor: POINTON CHARLES EDWARD
Filed: 1901-07-13
Granted: 1902-10-13
Abstract: 14,289. Pointon, C. E., and Pointon, J. E. July 13. Ovens. - Relates to means for heating bakers' and like ovens of the steamtube type. An oven is shown in sectional elevation in Fig. 1, arranged with tubes B in top and bottom groups. The ends of the tubes of each group project into separate combustion chambers D, D<1>, heated, by. gaseous fuel or a mixture of combustible gas and air. The combustible gas is preferably obtained from an adjacent producer, and supplied through a common conduit E and separate passages F, F<1> controlled by dampers G. Air is supplied by tubes H, H<1>, disposed in chimney flues K and terminating in distributing-boxes J, J<1>, and regulated by dampers. The gas supply may also be heated by the flues or otherwise. In other arrangements, two connected combustion chambers have a common gas supply and separate air supplies, or common gas and air supplies. Any number of combustion chambers may be used in combination with one or more ovens in a double deck or other arrangement. The combustion chamber shown in sectional elevation in Fig. 7 is divided by a partition formed by the tube ends combined with a plate or strips ; the tubes may be placed in contact, and in some cases the chamber wall may be arranged to touch all the tube ends.
Patent GB-190117520-A (GB)
Title: Gas or Oil Turbine for High Velocity Explosions
Inventor: EDGE HENRY THOMAS
Filed: 1901-09-02
Granted: 1902-11-01
Abstract: 17,520. Edge, H. T. Sept. 2. Gas turbines.-Relates to turbines driven by an explosive wave of high velocity produced from a mixture of gas, petroleum or benzine vapour, &c. and air, and of the kind described in Specification No. 26,802, A.D. 1898. Gas from an inlet a, Fig. 3, passes into a compression chamber c, and is compressed by the descent of a piston d, so that the inlet valve b is closed. The gas then passes a valve e into a recess e<1> connected by pipes f, g<1> to the explosion chamber g, where it is mixed with air admitted through a valve h and then exploded by an igniter f<1>, and passes into the constricted lower portion n' of the chamber, which is secured to the top m, Fig. 4, of the turbine chamber l. A number of turbine wheelsp on a shaft o are partly covered by a conical guide r<1>. The rush of gas closes the tapered valve r<11> on to the guide r', and the gas passes down the exterior of the guide and through the turbine wheels. The shaft o is connected by gearing t<1> to the driving-shaft t, which is also used to drive a shaft k carrying cams i which operate the air valve and the compressing-piston. After the rush of gas, the tapered valve is raised, and a fan q on the turbine shaft draws air into the combustion chamber, and expels the used gases.
Patent GB-190124964-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means or Appliances for Breaking or Cleaving Coal, Wood and other Substances.
Inventor: MORGAN WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-12-07
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 24,964. Morgan, W. Dec. 7. Splitting.-The tool for splitting coal, wood, &c. consists essentially of a spike or wedge a attached to a vertical or horizontal rod or tube b<2>, a', which serves as a handle and is provided with a sliding or swinging weight c on the rod or in the tube or on an arm c' pivoted to the handle or to a separate support. The weight may be raised by a cord &c. d or by a handle. The cord may run over an overhead pulley. A spring e may be used to increase the impact. The weight may be formed by an inner sliding rod c, Fig. 5, provided with a knob d and a spike a. The rod slides through an open guiding- tube or handle b. The spike may be carried by a stationary frame provided with a sliding weight. A rake f may be attached as shown in Fig. 1. The rake may be formed of a triangular piece of metal with bent-up corners b<1>, b<2>, Fig. 12. This head may be attached to a separate handle a. The Provisional Specification states that the weight may be operated by compressed air &c.
Patent GB-190126386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Baths for Photographic Purposes
Inventor: ILTZ JOSEF
Filed: 1901-12-24
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 26,386. Iltz, J. Dec. 24. Trays and dishes; rocking-apparatus.- Relates to a bath for photographic purposes adapted to facilitate lifting of the plate. As may be seen in the section of the bath, Fig. 1, there are recesses c for the insertion of a finger g or a lifting-instrument h, so as to lift the photographic plate b when necessary. Projections opposite the recesses prevent the plate from rattling. The dish is rocked on a rod, which is placed in one of two transverse grooves in the bottom of the dish.
Patent GB-190202567-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lubricating Devices.
Inventor: CHABOCHE MARIE EDMOND PHILBERT
Filed: 1902-01-31
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 2567. Chaboche, M. E. P. Jan. 31. Lubricators f o r steam engines, motor road vehicles, or other machines. An oil reservoir 3 is connected by pipes 7, 8 to sight-feed glasses 9, 15, through which the oil passes in upward and downw a r d directions, respectively. The glasses are coupled by pipes t a the cylinder and other parts to be lubricated. The oil in the reservoir is displaced by water, u n d e r pressure, supplied through a pipe 1. In the case of an installation comprising a boiler, the water is supplied from the boiler, and, in the case of large engines, the condensed steam from the steam separator may be employed ; in other cases it is supplied from a receptacle containing water under pressure. When the oil is exhausted, the reservoir is drained of water by means of a cock 4, and fresh oil is supplied through an orifice closed by a plug 6.
Patent GB-190206781-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Paint and other Brushes
Inventor: REID WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-03-20
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 6781. Reid, W. March 20. Paint and other brushes.-Paint, wash, &c. is prevented from running down the handle, while the brush is being used for overhead work, by fixing a cup or the like A upon the handle B, in the position shown.
Patent GB-190207267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosion Engines
Inventor: WAITE HARRY COLE
Filed: 1902-03-25
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 7267. Waite, H. C. March 25. Drawings to Specification. Pistons; piston-rods.-The hollow-rod or trunk of an explosion-engine piston serves as an air cylinder for operating an auxiliary scavenging piston.