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Patent GB-189920495-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Military Sketching Board.
Inventor: LAWRENCE SYDNEY SOLOMON
Filed: 1899-10-12
Granted: 1900-08-11
Abstract: 20,495. Lawrence, S. S., [trading as Lawrence & Mayo]. Oct. 12. Drawings to Specification. Sketching-boards, military. The ordinary rubber bands for holding the ruler are dispensed with, and in their place leather or like straps are employed, let into grooves in the face of the board at their ends. Near one end of each strap a portion of the strap is formed of a flat coiled spring to give the necessary grip.
Patent GB-189922166-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Cutting Shavings for Fire-lighters and the like.
Inventor: MAGNUSSON OLOF PETTER
Filed: 1899-11-06
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 22,166. Magnusson, O. P. Nov. 6. Wood shavings.-Relates to a planing-machine adapted for the production of spiral shavings suitable for firelighters and the like. The plane 1 is like a hand plane, and is reciprocated on the wood by a crank and connecting-rod 5. The plane has two irons set to cut in opposite directions, one of which 2 is shown in section. In order that the spiral may not be broken, the rolling iron 3 is made to retreat from the cutting-edge of the iron 2 as the size of the spiral increases. This movement is effected by a crank with a smaller throw than the crank actuating the plane. The former crank acts through a connecting-rod 8 on the rod 9, which works in guides 10 on the ends of the plane. The differential movement between 9 and the plane is communicated through levers 7 to the rolling irons 3, and imparts to them the required movement relatively to the cutting-iron.
Patent GB-189922171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pianoforte Hammers.
Inventor: MCQUILKIN CHARLES MERRY
Filed: 1899-11-06
Granted: 1900-08-04
Abstract: 22,171. McQuilkin, C. M. Nov. 6. Pianofortes.-Relates to hammers. A hollow indiarubber ball b is placed in a recess at the end of the hammer head a underneath the felting f. The ball is cemented to the hammer head, and is further secured by a binding &c. d, which is, however, not cemented to the ball. Instead of forming a recess in the hammer bead. the ball may be secured by an additional piece of binding attached to the sides of the head.
Patent GB-190007004-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Hand Fans.
Inventor: BONFIGLIO JAMES ALBANY
Filed: 1900-04-14
Granted: 1900-07-07
Abstract: 7004. Bonfiglio, J. A., Bourguin, L., and Gray, V. April 14. Fans, punkah and like.-Screw fans to be held in and operated by the hand comprise three blades K secured on the shaft B by nuts L, Fig. 7, in such a way that they may be folded together as in Fig. 4. The wire cage M and chains P may be similarly folded, The fan is driven by a rack F, ratchet E and train of gearing. The rack is carried at one end of lever G which on being pressed towards the handle A' sets the fan in motion.
Patent GB-190007728-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trousers Stretchers.
Inventor: ELLIS HENRY HERMAN
Filed: 1900-04-26
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 7728. Ellis, H. H. April 26. Trouser presses; trouser stretchers.-Figs. 1 and 2 show in front and rear view respectively the trouser stretcher. It consists of a board a, which is encircled by a strap b, which may pass through guides b<1>. Straps c, adjustable in length, are jointed at c<1> to the strap b, and are provided with loops, clips, or the like at their free ends, for holding one end of the trousers, the other end being placed under and held by the strap b. The stretching is effected by adjusting the straps c. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the strap b is replaced by a wooden strip b<2>, secured by screws d<2> and wing nuts d<3>, while an additional board a<2> is placed over the trousers, and is secured to the board a by screws and nuts d<4>. The loop h or the hole h<1> serves for suspending the appliance.
Patent GB-190009167-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Covers for Wheel Tyres.
Inventor: DOUGHTY HENRY JAMES
Filed: 1900-05-18
Granted: 1901-04-13
Abstract: 9167. Doughty, H. J. May 18. Moulding india-rubber tyres.-An expansible vulcanizing-mould for manufacturing the covers of wheel tyres, consists of a fixed upper half band a movable lower half b<1>, supported by a frame c which is movable vertically on a fixed piston. The frame c carries a rack d engaging with the toothed segments e, pivoted at e<1> to the base a' of a circular core a, which is provided with expansible parts g having racks f in gear with the segments e. The base a<1> is supported by vertical rods k which slide in fixed blocks l, provided with stops q for engaging with grooves m in the rods. When the stops o come against the blocks l the downward motion of the base a' and core a is stopped, and the further downward motion of the frame c and rack d rotates the toothed segments e, thus contracting the parts g of the core. The rods n with reduced lower ends tend to hold the stops q in engagement with the grooves m. The pipe x for supplying steam to the vulcanizing-mould slides in a fixed part y. Screws r allow adjustment of the parts g of the expansible core.
Patent GB-190010373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Means for Damping or Shrinking Fabrics.
Inventor: STINER FRANK
Filed: 1900-06-06
Granted: 1900-10-27
Abstract: 10,373. Stiner, F. June 6. Compound processes.-In damping or shrinking fabrics, the fabric is fed through a tension device 18, around rollers 26, 27, 29, 30, and before brushes 28, 31, which operate on the back and front of the fabric respectively. From the roller 30 the fabric is fed over two section pipes or beds 2 having slits 7 at the top, on to which the fabric is pressed by rubber-covered rollers 9. The fabric is sprinkled by sprinklers 10, before reaching the rollers 9, and, the pipes 2 being connected with a pump, the moisture is caused to pass from the front to the rear of the fabric, being withdrawn at the rear through the pipes 2. Suitable means are provided to clean the sprinklers, which are connected with a heating-device, the tension device is adapted to be held at any angle, and the suction pipes are fitted with suitable valves.
Patent GB-190010788-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Use in the Construction of Wire Fencing.
Inventor: MCCLOSKEY WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-06-13
Granted: 1900-07-14
Abstract: 10,788. McCloskey, W., and Kay, J. June 13. Fencing.-In interweaving the vertical wires with the horizontal wires, a spacing-bar A is used to hold the horizontal wires apart and in position. On the spacing-bar are cranked pins b, on which the horizontal wires rest. The pins may be rotated so as to abut against pins a, thus forming a closed loop around the wires, or they may be turned in the opposite direction, or left open, as when dealing with barbed wire. At the top of the bar is a pivoted jaw or lever B, which grips the top wire, and also the end of the vertical wire to be interwoven, and is secured by a catch D. The lower end of the bar has a shoulder C, to rest on the lowest horizontal wire.
Patent GB-190012098-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Means for Branding Carcases.
Inventor: WRIGHT JOHN
Filed: 1900-07-04
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 12,098. Wright, J., and Mitchell, J. W. July 4. Marking animals &c.- A raised or embossed brand mark is produced on carcases or on leather, paper, &c. by means of a vacuum. A drum g, containing a recessed chamber of the shape of the desired mark, and connected to a vacuum reservoir a or exhausting - pump, is applied to the (preferably) warm carcase or to the damped paper &c. The apparatus may be used for tattooing by drawing blood and rubbing in the colour.
Patent GB-190013281-A (GB)
Title: Single Burner Lamp for Table and Gas Bracket Uses.
Filed: 1900-07-23
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 13,281. Wise, W. L., [Thayer, R.]. July 23. Incandescent vapour and gas lamps.-The vaporization of kerosene oil is effected below the main burner outlet 22 by secondary vapour jets 20, the vaporization being started either by burning alcohol in the cup 16 or by jets of ordinary coal gas, an additional igniting-jet being provided when gas is employed. The oil supply is controlled by a conical valve 12<b>, which may be actuated either bv a screw 12<a> or by a rack and pinion, and supplemented in the latter case, if desired, by a similarly-actuated valve for closing the inlet end of the oil supply pipe. In either case, the valve 12<b> carries a needle 12<a>, which both cleans and closes the vapour orifice 14. Air passes to the mixing-chamber 27 through the tubes 34, and the mixture issuing from the tube 31 is partly deflected downwards by the perforated thimble 33 through openings 46 therein. The back pressure within the burner proper 21 then forces a certain quantity of the mixture to descend through the gauze-covered channels 20, at the lower ends of which it is ignited by the flame from the starting-cup 16. The flames of the jets 20 then burn between the flanged or thickened parts 15, 19 of the vaporizing-tube 1, and continue the vaporization after the flame in the starting-cup 16 has died out. In a modification, concentric cylindrical chambers are substituted for the conical mixing- chambers 26, 27, and the perforated casing 35 for protecting the secondary jets 20 is replaced by an unperforated casing supplemented by a depending bell in which there are openings for the escape of the products of combustion. When the starting and ignition are effected by ordinary coal gas, the cup 16 is replaced by small bunsen burners arranged beneath the flange 15, and both the secondary gas and the main vapour burners are ignited by gas jets from an adjacent perforated tube.
Patent GB-190013873-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Switches.
Inventor: WHITTINGHAM GEORGE HERBERT
Filed: 1900-08-02
Granted: 1901-01-12
Abstract: 13,873. Whittingham, G. H. Aug. 2. Switches; cut-outs.-Arod E, to which the bridging- contacts h, h<1> are indirectly connected, is normally held in its lowest position by a weight w. When an electromagnet C is energized, the lower end i of its armature I engages with a constantly-rotating pinion i<1>, and the rod E is raised to separate the contacts. The armature I is normally held away from the magnet by a spring plunger p. The contacts h, h<1> are carried by a framework F embracing the rod E, and a spring s is interposed between one of the cross-pieces f<1> and a collar g on the rod E ; a quick break is thus obtained. The base consists of a metal framework A, carrying one of the bearings e<1>, and an insulating-slab B carrying the fixed contacts and the other bearing e.
Patent GB-190018112-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vapour Lamps and Systems of Lighting.
Inventor: TAPIN LEON
Filed: 1900-10-11
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 18,112. Tapin, L. Oct. 11. Vapour lamps &c.-The escape of unvaporized oil from the vaporizer to an incandescent or other burner is prevented by forming the vaporizer of two tubes, a straight tube 1 and a straight or curved tube 2. The tube 1 may be arranged horizontally, vertically, or otherwise, and the tube 2 may be inclined thereto at any angle. In lamps in which the tube 1 is arranged horizontally, the vaporization is mainly effected in the tube 2, to which oil is supplied under pressure by a pipe 17, the tube 2 projecting downwards towards the burner 20, thus preventing the unvaporized oil from flowing through the outlet 3, as would happen if the oil were supplied directly to the tube 1. The outlet 3 is cleaned and controlled by the end of a rod 4, which passes through a stuffing- box 12 in a fixed block 7, and is clamped by a screw 11 to a sleeve 10, the engagement of a screw 9 projecting within the sleeve 10 with a thread 8 on the exterior of the block 7 causing the rod 4 to move longitudinally when the sleeve 10 is rotated from the outside of the lamp by means of a handle 14. That end of the rod which engages with the outlet 3 is made of a platinum-iridium alloy, to prevent its hardness from varying materially under the variations in temperature to which it is subjected, and is made non-circular in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 3, to allow of the outlet being cleaned while the lamp is alight. In lamps in which the tube 1 is arranged vertically, the heating of the upper end of the tube is effected by heat transmitted either from an auxiliary flame by platinum or palladium in the form of thin wires or of a block or sleeve formed by compressing the spongy metal, or from the main flame by conducting-rods. Lighting buildings &c., systems of.-A number of the lamps described above may be supplied from a common reservoir containing oil under pressure, a pressure regulator of known construction being preferably placed in each of the branch pipes which connects a lamp to the common supply pipe.
Patent GB-190019252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cornets and like Musical Instruments.
Inventor: CONN CHARLES GERRARD
Filed: 1900-10-27
Granted: 1901-01-05
Abstract: 19,252. Conn, C. G. Oct. 27. Cornets &c.-Fig. 1 shows an elevation of the instrument, and Fig. 3 details of the valves. The mouth pipe 3 leads into the second valve 4, which is connected to the first valve 6 by a short pipe 5 shown in Fig. 3. The tuning-slide 7 leads from the valve 6 to the third valve 8 to which the bell 1 is connected. Alternatively the mouth pipe may be attached to the third valve, but in either case the advantage claimed is that the bell tubing 2 can be made more rapidly tapering than usual. 13, 14, and 15 are the lengths of tubing added by operating the valves. The mouth pipe enters the valve 4 between the ends of the tube 15. Each valve has three ports 10, 11, and 12, and a feature of the invention is that the entrance port is the middle one 11.
Patent GB-190022800-A (GB)
Title: Improved Street or Road Tramway and Railway Points.
Inventor: TEE HARRY
Filed: 1900-12-14
Granted: 1901-10-19
Abstract: 22,800. Tee, H. Dec. 14. Points and switches, railway and tramway. To prevent the banging of points, especially automatic points closed in one direction by springs or weights, a pneumatic or liquid brake or controlling-device is used. Fig. 1 shows a point tongue a, having an ordinary spring attachment d, e, connected to a piston i working in the cylinder h, of which the ends are connected through a valve k to adjust the flow of air or liquid. Slots l in the cylinder permit free flow except at one end of the stroke. Fig. 2 shows the closing spring attachment d, e combined with the brake. In this form, the flow of fluid from under the piston i to the casing n is regulated by the valve k. The casing n may be omitted, or may be perforated to act as a filter, if air &c. is drawn from the box. Other forms are described in which the spring may be placed inside a cylinder such as shown in Fig. 1. The cylinder may be connected to the tongue, the piston being fixed. The Provisional Specification states that the points may be operated from the vehicle.
Patent GB-190104299-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction of Tables, Stands, and similar Articles of Furniture.
Inventor: SIDWAY HENRY TURNER
Filed: 1901-02-28
Granted: 1901-04-06
Abstract: 4299. Sidway, H. T. Feb. 28. Tables; reading-desks and music stands.-Relates to a folding and portable table having a vertically and angularly adjustable top and a telescopic standard set on an I-shaped base. The table can be made to project over a bed, chair, lounge, &c., and can be used as a book-rest or music stand. The top A is provided with two cross-bars a, through which passes a supporting-tube D, which is held by a set-screw e<1> in an angle socket e fitting on the upper part E of the telescopic standard. Fixed to the bar a is a notched cup d<3>, which is caused to engage a pin d' on the tube D by a spring d placed between a pin d' and the bar a'. By sliding the top till the pin d<2> is disengaged, the angle of the top can be adjusted. A ledge a' can be fixed to the edge of the top A, as shown in Fig. 3, by sliding the loop a' through the staple a<5> until it engages the spring catch a<3>. When not in use, the ledge may be slid through a slot in the bar a<1>, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower member B of the standard drops into a socket in the cross-piece F, Fig. 9, in which is secured, by the set-screw f, the tube C, which is similarly secured in the crosspiece G, Fig. 10, having castors g<3>. The anglepiece e may have a joint clamped by a set-screw e<4> as shown in Fig. 2, in which case the top can fold as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Similarly, the tube C may be jointed to the block F. In order to ensure the table top being level when on an uneven floor, the tube D passes through a hole h in a plate H, which is fixed to the bar a' by screws h<2> passing through slots h', h', which allow of a slight adjustment of the tube D relatively to the top A. The various parts can be taken asunder for shipping, or can be folded.
Patent GB-190104567-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Explosion Motors
Inventor: CORMERY HENRI RENE MARIE
Filed: 1901-03-04
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 4567. Cormery, H. R. M. Aug. 20, A.D. 1900, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Lubricating explosion engines. A combustible charge is drawn into the crank chamber through the port k, and enters the cylinder on the end of the out-stroke through the pipe l. It expels the residual exhaust gases through the port i, and is compressed, on the instroke, to a quarter of its original volume. Back firing is prevented by layers of gauze n spaced by rings of asbestos m. Lubricating - oil is supplied under pressure to two annular grooves in the cylinder below the admission port r, and is conducted through the piston and along the connecting-rod to the crank-pin. By these means, oil does not accumulate in the crank chamber and overcarburet the charges. The invention is applicable to multicylinder engines.
Patent GB-190108102-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Switch Systems for Telephone Circuits.
Inventor: CEREBOTANI LUIGI
Filed: 1901-04-19
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 8102. Cerebotani, L., and Moradelli, C. April 19. Switches.-Relates to arrangements by which, in a number of direct-call systems, the subscribers can communicate in each system in single pairs, or one pair in each section when the system is divided into sections ; or can communicate from one system to another through an exchange, only one connection with the exchange at one time being obtainable. Fig. 3 shows the arrangement of one system with the calling selecting-device, Fig. 4 shows a section through a plug socket, and Fig. 6 shows a diagram of the selecting apparatus. Each subscriber is provided with a switchboard in which the top jack h<1> connects to the exchange by line L, and the other jacks h<6> connect to the various members of the system by lines l, the lowest jack being the home connection. Each jack, except the home jack, is provided with a magnet m<1> or m<6>, and these are arranged so that the insertion of a plug into the jack h' operates all the magnets m<1> so as to close the jacks ; similarly, a plug placed in a jack h<6> operates all the magnets m<6> of the system. The jacks h' are provided with contact-springs k<1> and the jacks h<6> with springs k<6> connected to the battery lead w z, and the magnets m<1>, m<6> are connected to a battery lead ; the jacks h<6> also have second contacts connected to the magnets m<6> and a common lead vr. In Fig. 4, d is a catch operated by the magnets m to block the jacks. Each subscriber is also provided with a bell, and each system has a selector connected to the exchange line L and provided with contacts connected to the subscribers' lines l, l. The exchange line L, Fig. 6, is connected through a shaft o with a wiper cz and with the armature 6 of the magnet e, by which, when the magnet e is at rest, the circuit is completed by the con tact 5,and line L, to the polarized relays R, R'. Positive currents operate the relay R and close the circuit of the magnet E to cause a stepby-step feed of the wheel g and wiper cz on to the subscriber's contacts 1, 2, &c. A negative current then sent from the exchange operates the relay R' and rings the required subscriber's bell by means of the battery BB. If the subscriber's bell is polarized, one of the relays may be omitted. When the subscriber puts his plug into the exchange jack, the magnet e is operated, thus releasing the wiper cz by means of its clutch and causing it to return to its normal position 100. The exchange operator is provided with a rotating switch and ringing-key, or with two keys sending + and - currents respectively. The circuits may be modified by the insertion of ringing-circuits in connection with the contacts 1, 2, &c. when a single earth line is employed for all the apparatus.
Patent GB-190200848-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brine Evaporators
Inventor: SACHSE OTTO
Filed: 1902-01-11
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 848. Sachse, O., and Kaufmann, L. Jan. 11. Evaporating brine.-In upright tubular apparatus for evaporating brine the upper ends of the tubes are prevented from becoming choked by deposits of salt. For this purpose, as shown in vertical section in Fig. 1, and in horizontal section in Fig. 2, the upper ends of the tubes b are made flush with the tube plate a, and above them is mounted a revolving shaft c carrying an arm d, on which are fitted a number of chains e ; these may be weighted with balls or other heavy bodies f, which, by their knocking and jumping action, keep the upper ends of the tubes b clear.
Patent GB-190203564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or Applicable to Bullets or Projectiles.
Inventor: MACLEOD ALEXANDER CHARLES
Filed: 1902-02-12
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 3564. MacLeod, A. C. Feb. 12. Projectiles. - The object is to produce rotation in projectiles when fired from smooth - bore guns. The body a (shown in section) of the projectile is made hollow, to receive at one end a plug b (shown in elevation), which is constructed with oblique passages c on its outer surface.
Patent GB-190206291-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device for Feeding Acetylene-gas Generators.
Inventor: BRODIN CARL FRIDOLF
Filed: 1902-03-14
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 6291. Brodin, C. F., and Schepeler, H. A. March 14. Acetylene.-Relates to a device for automatically feeding generators with predetermined quantities of carbide. The feeding-hopper 1 is fitted with a measuring-chamber 4, capable of being closed at the top by a loose ball 2 and at the bottom by a movable plate 5. By means of an adjustable rod 6, the ball 2 is raised when the bottom plate 5 is closed. The bottom plate 5 is carried by a pivoted arm 13 and is closed by the action of a lever 7, one arm of which is provided with a pin 8, which bears against a spring 9 secured to the arm 13. It is retained in the closed position by a pin 11 on a plate spring 12, which is brought into and out of the path of the spring 9 by a cam-plate 10 shown separately in Fig. 3. The lever 7 is actuated by the gas holder, so as to release the bottom plate 5 when a fresh charge is required. When opened, the bottom plate provides an inclined surface, whereby the carbide is directed towards the side of the generator. In a modified construction, the bottom plate 5 is retained in the closed position by a bell-crank lever, one arm of which acts on a spring attached to the arm 13 ; it is released by a pin carried by the lever 7 acting on the other arm of the bell-crank lever.