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Patent GB-189726056-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Watches.
Inventor: HECHT FELIPE
Filed: 1897-11-09
Granted: 1898-08-20
Abstract: 26,056. Hecht, F. Nov. 9. Watch framework.-This consists of a plate A and bridges, each secured by one screw and two studs. The drum of the going barrel occupies a recess in the plate. The corresponding bridge.B is recessed on its outer side to take the click wheel R. Barrel ratchets.-The click D is a circular spring ending in a nose which does not engage too deeply.
Patent GB-189726474-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and applicable to Venetian Blinds.
Inventor: TIDMARSH THOMAS WILLIAM
Filed: 1897-11-13
Granted: 1897-12-18
Abstract: 26,474. Tidmarsh, T. W., and Tidmarsh, F. C., [trading as Tidmarsh & Sons]. Nov. 13. Window blinds.-Eyelets b, b fixed to the tapes of a venetian blind are passed over double staples d secured to top or bottom lath. Split cottars e are then passed through the staples, and the legs bent over as shown.
Patent GB-189805037-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus for Producing Vari-coloured Effects with Illuminated Advertisements or the like.
Inventor: PARSONS ARTHUR JOSEPH
Filed: 1898-03-01
Granted: 1899-03-01
Abstract: 5037. Parsons, A. J., and Bastian, C. O. March 1. Advertising.-A multi-coloured endless band a, or discs, or a cylinder or cylinders, of translucent material are moved behind a translucent front c bearing advertisements, the whole being illuminated by lamps d at the rear.
Patent GB-189808120-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means and Appliances connected with the Automatic Feeding of Sheets of Paper to Printing and like Machines.
Inventor: VICKERY FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-04-05
Granted: 1899-03-04
Abstract: 8120. Vickery, F. W. April 5. Feeding sheets.-T h e t o p sheets are fed from the pile Q by a cellular-faced flap P, one end of which is secured to a drum N on a shaft I, driven intermittently in one direction, through a ratchet mechanism, by a pulley G and cord or strap E, one end of which is fixed at D to the reciprocating table C of the machine and the other end of which carries a weight M. The flap P falls on to the top sheet, and draws it forward as the drum N rotates. A friction block V is provided for keeping back the under sheet when two are fed forward by the flap P. The sheets are carried to stops U, near the cylinder B, by endless cords or tapes R. The tapes R are set at an angle to the line of travel of the sheets so as to carry the sheets against a side gauge. The feed-table is hinged at the rear, and is raised by an arm Y and adjustable weight Z.
Patent GB-189815698-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vessels for Carrying Cargo in Bulk.
Inventor: GOLBY FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-07-18
Granted: 1898-09-17
Abstract: 15,698. Golby, F. W., [Vermeer, C. C.]. July 18. Ships' hulls; tanks.-The tops of the ballast tanks of cargo vessels are constructed so as to form longitudinal channels c with inclined sides b ; the cargo thus tends to gravitate towards the elevator buckets.
Patent GB-189815877-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Belt Shifting Gear.
Inventor: MATHEWSON ALFRED EUGENE
Filed: 1898-07-20
Granted: 1898-08-27
Abstract: 15,877. Mathewson, A. E. July 20. Governing or controlling pumps.-The invention, although stated to be applicable generally, is described in connection with a beltdriven air or other fluid compressor, and is adapted to shift the driving - belt from the fast to the loose pulley, and vice versÔ, as the pressure in the receiver increases and diminishes. The cylinder F, in communication with the receiver, is fitted with a weighted piston, the head F<2> of which forms a guide for a continuously-reciprocating bar F<3>. The bar is loosely connected to another bar c, driven by a cam on the shaft E' which carries a driving-pulley E<2> . The belt forks G' are carried by a bar G<1>, provided with an arm H<3> with which engages an arm H<2> on the shaft H ; this shaft also carries a pinion H', in gear with racks J, J<1>, the ends whereof are in the path of the bar F<3>, so that, when the piston is below a certain point, the lower rack is driven to the left and the belt fork to the right, whereas, when it is above that position, the upper rack comes into play, and the belt fork is carried to the left.
Patent GB-189821412-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Leather Dressing Machines.
Inventor: FEIX OTTO FELIX
Filed: 1898-10-11
Granted: 1898-12-03
Abstract: 21,412. Feix, O. F., and Gottschalk, G. Oct. 11. Hides and skins, tanned or tawed, treating.-Relates to a machine for removing the flesh and refuse from skins and hides by passing them between an abrading and a pressure roll. The skins are fed from a table 21 between feed-rollers 22,23, of which the former is grooved in the manner shown in Fig. 3 in order to stretch the skin transversely. The smooth roller 23 is pressed by the spring 31 against the positively-driven roller 22, but can be withdrawn from it by means of a treadle-lever to which the rods 30 are attached. The skin passes the guide-plates 47 and 48, roll 40, which may be formed in short sections, and guide-plate 49, and finally is subjected on the flesh side to the action of a high-speed abrading-roll 2 against which is pressed the elastic-surfaced and slow-speed pressure roll 6, mounted in bearings on bars 8 pivoted at 9. The same pedal which operates the rod 30 is employed for withdrawing the pressure roll from the abrading-roll. A brush 52 cleans the pressure roll, and a scraper keeps the abrading-surface free from refuse &c. A suction box placed below the operative parts receives the refuse, the skin being prevented from entering it by a wire guard &c.
Patent GB-189823916-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cycle Brakes.
Inventor: WILEY JAMES THOMAS
Filed: 1898-11-14
Granted: 1899-09-30
Abstract: 23,916. Wiley, J. T., and Mayer, J. Nov. 14. Brakes, pneumatic, for bicycles &c. A cylinder 9, pivoted to a clip 10 fixed on the front fork, is fitted with a piston 8 the rod 7 of which is connected to the strap of an eccentric mounted on the steering-wheel. Ports 11 are provided near the ends of the cylinder, and may be closed by moving a cylindrical valve 13 by means of a foot-rest 22 or suitable levers. A spring 19 normally holds the valve 13 raised, so that the ports are open, the air being then free to escape as the piston reciprocates. When the ports are closed, the resistance of the air acts as a brake. The valve 13 is loosely fitted to allow a slight escape of air. In a modification, the valve consists of a rod sliding in guides. According to the Provisional Specification, the cylinder &c. may act as a pump to force air into an expansible casing, the movable part of which is connected to a brake shoe acting on the rim or tyre.
Patent GB-189826112-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Rivets, Bolts, and the like.
Inventor: WAILES JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-12-10
Granted: 1899-11-11
Abstract: 26,112. Wailes, J. W. Dec. 10. Rolling.-Rivets, bolts, &c. are made by feeding blanks between a roll a and surrounding block d. The roll is adjusted eccentrically to the block by screws g, so that blanks may be fed into the upper end and finished to size when leaving the lower end. The heads are formed by tools l, l<1>, l<2>, l<3> secured in the block, Figs. 4, 6, 8, and 9 showing some of the stages. Grooves k are formed in the roll to allow for the swelling of the head. The blanks are carried round parallel to the roll axis by guides n mounted on wheels o loose on the roll axis and driven by wheels p on a countershaft q driven by ratchet gearing from the roll shaft. This arrangement allows the guides to travel faster than the roll to suit the blank. The roll may be formed hollow to receive a cooling-fluid.
Patent GB-189826314-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Window Sash Locks.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1898-12-13
Granted: 1899-02-04
Abstract: 26,314. Boult, A. J., [Stevens, T. B.]. Dec. 13. Sash fastenings. -The meeting- rail B of the lower sash is provided with a casing D having a front end and two sides with holes, and an inclined floor d' with a locking-roller E adapted to roll down the same, a bail serving to draw this roller forward to unlock the sashes, inwardly-turned fingers of the bail entering the ends of the rollers, and outwardlyprojecting fingers g<1> entering the holes in the sides of the casing D. The meeting-rail A of the upper sash has a casing C into a recess c of which a part of the locking-roller projects when the latter has rolled down the inclined floor d'. When the bail is drawn forward, the fingers g<1> come just in. front of the shoulders d<9>, and insecurely hold the roller out of the recess c to allow movement of the sash, such movement causing a tongue c<3> to touch the roller, pushing it slightly up the inclined floor and releasing the fingers g<1>; the roller then rolls down the floor d<1> until the fingers g<1> engage with the rear end of the holes in the sides of the casing D, in a position to automatically engage with the casing C when the sashes are closed. The lower edge of the casing C passes under the rear edge of the floor of the casing D, preventing the fastening from being released by the insertion of a knife blade &c. between the sashes. A set-screw K may pass through the top of the casing C and bear against the roller E, whereby inclined wings on the casing C and flanges on the casing D coact, causing the meeting-rails to be drawn into close contact. In another form of the fastening, two recesses, one above the other, are provided in the casing on the upper sash, the upper recess being used to maintain the sashes open for ventilation purposes. In another form of the fastening described, a movable wedge forms the inclined floor of the casing on the. lower sash, and also by pushing the roller upwards draws the meeting-rails together.
Patent GB-189902686-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Power Hammers.
Inventor: BECHE JEAN
Filed: 1899-02-06
Granted: 1899-12-23
Abstract: 2686. BÞchÚ, J. Feb. 6. Hammers, power.-The hammer head a is formed as or connected to a hollow piston, sliding in a cylinder g on the frame. A piston b slides in the head, and is rigidly connected to a piston d sliding in the cylinder g and reciprocated by a connecting-rod n from a beam and crank shaft. The space m above the piston b, and the space i between the head and the piston d, can be simultaneously placed in connection with the atmosphere by a cock f, Fig. 4, through passages z<1>, e, e<1>. The space m<1> below the piston b communicates with the air through a passage r, and the pressure in the space m is maintained at or above the atmospheric pressure by valves o, Fig. 3, in the piston b which communicate with the air through the hollow piston-rod s. As the pistons b, d rise, the passage z' is closed and the air in the space m compressed sufficiently to raise the head. During the down-stroke the piston b overtakes tho head, closing the passage r, and compressing the air in the space m<1>, thus adding intensity to the blow. By partially closing the cock, the force of the blow is reduced, and when completely closed the passages e, e' are cut off from the air, and the head merely reciprocates above the anvil, its movement being limited by the compression of the air in the spaces m, i. A feather q and groove p prevent the head from rotating. A safety-valve k in the cock f prevents undue pressure, especially when the cock is closed.
Patent GB-189915357-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Puttees or Leg and other Bandages, and in their Construction or Method of Manufacture.
Inventor: FOX FRANCIS HUGH
Filed: 1899-07-26
Granted: 1900-07-26
Abstract: 15,357. F o x, F. H. July 26. Leggings. - Puttees A are cut of the curved shape shown, and are fastened at their upper end by the tape D. The puttee shown is for a leg of average dimensions, and may be correspondingly changed in shape for abnormal shapes or sizes of legs. The puttee is preferably cut out of a cylindrical piece of fabric. It may be perforated for ventilating purposes.
Patent GB-189924704-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Milk Sterilizing Device or Apparatus more particularly intended for Domestic Use.
Inventor: CHILD HERBERT
Filed: 1899-12-12
Granted: 1900-11-17
Abstract: 24,704. Child, H. Dec. 12. Preserving milk.- Apparatus for pasteurizing or sterilizing milk, intended particularly for domestic use, consists of a series of bottles b carried by a frame consisting of plates a and a<1>. connected by wires c, the lower ends of which form feet, a n d provided w i t h a handle w. When in use, sufficient milk for a meal is put into each bottle, the bottles are closed by absorbent wool or rubber teats, and the frame is immersed in hot water.
Patent GB-189925725-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Regulating Valves for use with Steam-pressure Gauges.
Inventor: KNOEFERL FRANCIS
Filed: 1899-12-30
Granted: 1900-12-01
Abstract: 25,725. Knoeferl, F. Dec. 30. Pressure gauges.-Relates to apparatus for controlling the pressure in steam generators by regulating the supply of gaseous fuel thereto. The cylindrical chamber C passes through the back of a pressure gauge, and carries an index which can be adjusted to the required pressure. The spindle D of the gauge carries a semi - cylindrical valve E, which, when the required pressure is attained, is turned to close or partially close the communication between the gas ports G, G and so cut off or reduce the gas supply.
Patent GB-190009648-A (GB)
Title: A New Kind of Food Preparation.
Inventor: RODOCONACHI JOHN MATHEW
Filed: 1900-05-25
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 9648. Rodoconachi, J. M., and Briggs, W. M. May 25. Food preparations.-A meal having medicinal and nourishing properties is prepared by mixing together a meal produced by drying and then pulverizing banana and plantain fruit, the dried and powdered root of Orchias mascala, and rice which has been parched and ground.
Patent GB-190012864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction of Walls and Partitions.
Inventor: GOLDING JOHN FRENCH
Filed: 1900-07-17
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 12,864. Golding, J. F. July 17. Walls; partitions; lathing; concrete building; buildings with metal skeleton.- Sheets G, of reticulated or expanded metal lathing, are secured by staples to temporary telescopic supports, and a coating g<2> of plaster, cement, concrete, or the like is applied to one side of the lathing. When the coating is dry, the supports are removed, and the other side g<3> is plastered in a similar manner, to form a partition or wall with the expanded metal in the centre. Fig. 3 shows one method of adjusting the length of a pair of telescope boards E, E<1>, which bear against the floor and ceiling. U-shaped guide-clips e, e<1>, fixed to the boards E, E<1> respectively, can be clamped by wing nuts and screws so as to secure the boards together when in position. An adjustable screwed top or support h<1> is screwed through a bracket D clamped to the board E. Fig. 5 shows a toggle-jointed support d, pivoted to a loose bracket D, and a guide-clip e<1> which is formed with two loops to receive the boards. When the toggle-joint is forced inwards, the bracket D is tilted to grip the board E.
Patent GB-190013248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Plugs for Drain and other Pipes.
Inventor: REEKIE JAMES SMITH
Filed: 1900-07-23
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 13,248. Reekie, J. S. July 23. Stopping pipes and tubes.-Relates to plugs for drain and other pipes, the plugs being adapted for the air testing of drain pipes, or for water testing. The plug, shown in Fig. 3, comprises the flexible disc A, which is larger than the pipe to be plugged, the metal plates B, D, and the screwed handle E. When inserted in the pipe, the disc A takes up the form of a cup-leather, as shown in Fig. 6. According to the Provisional Specification, the plug is stayed or supported against the testing pressure by means of a toggle-joint arrangement adapted to expand and fix itself in the pipe.
Patent GB-190013712-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Knitting of Tubular Fabrics.
Filed: 1900-07-31
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 13,712. Lake, H. H., [Standard Machine Co.]. July 31. Parallel knitting - machines, fashioning in. Additional wales d, d' are introduced in the manner shown in Fig. 1, without making holes. The courses a, a<1> are made on the needles 1-5 and 11-15. In commencing to widen, the needle 5 is missed, and a loop is laid on the needles 6, Fig. 4, after which loops are formed on the needles 15-11, Fig. 5. On the next front course loops are made on the needles 1-5, after which a loop is made on the needle 15, and the thread laid round the needle 16 ; a loop is now made on the needle 16, after which loops are made on the needles 15-11, and a course b, b<1> made on all the needles in the normal manner.
Patent GB-190013791-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Detachable Shirt Collar.
Inventor: MOODY RICHARD MULLINS
Filed: 1900-08-01
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 13,791. Moody, R. M. Aug. 1. Collars.-Relates to collars, and consists in providing one of the meeting edges with a slot D, Fig. 1, in which the other edge is engaged and held fast as shown in Fig. 2. The object is to hold the front of the collar in position, and to prevent displacement by the pressure of the necktie.
Patent GB-190017358-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Valves and Valve Gears of Steam Engines and the like
Inventor: LEAN CLEMENT
Filed: 1900-10-01
Granted: 1901-09-28
Abstract: 17,358. Lean, C. Oct. 1. Valves and valve gear.- Relates to steam engines, compressed-air engines, and the like, and has for its object the provision of means whereby the cut-off of the motive fluid may take place suddenly and certainly at high as well as at low speeds. According to the invention the cutoff valves are actuated by pistons subjected to the differential action of the pressures on opposite sides of the main piston, the moment of closure being determined by a trip or releasing mechanism under the control of the engine governor. Figs. 1 and 2 show in side elevation and plan respectively one form of the invention. In this, the four spindles 18 of the separate admission and exhaust valves at each end of the cylinder 1 are rocked invariably through connecting-rods 20 by the wrist-plate 17, which is worked by a rod 16 connected to a fixed eccentric on the engine crank shaft. Immediately beneath each admission valve is disposed one of the cut-off valves, which are operated by arms 44 connected by rods 42 to a sliding rod 31. On this rod are mounted two pistons to work in cylinders 29, 30, the outer ends of which are connected with the ends of the engine cylinder 1 by pipes 36, 37. It follows that, when one end of the engine cylinder is exhausting and steam is admitted to the other, the action of the cylinders 29, 30 is to tend to close the cut-off valves at once. This is prevented by latches or detents 45, 46, by which a block 49 fixed on the rod 31 is held until the release is allowed to take place under the control of the engine governor. When this takes place the cut-off valves close forcibly and suddenly, cushioning being effected in the cylinders 29, 30 by air enclosed in the inner ends which are open to the atmosphere through restricted passages. The cylinders 29, 30 may in other cases be made to cushion otherwise, as by the motive fluid acting on a differential piston. The release of the rod 31, and consequent closure of the cut-off valves, are effected by a reciprocating-rod 62 operated by a variable-throw cut-off eccentric combined with a shaft governor. The detents 45, 46 are pivoted in a fixed bracket 55 and are each furnished with a tail, the two tails being drawn together by a spring 58. The rod 62 carries a pin or tappet whereby it acts first on one tail and then on the other, thus releasing the detents alternately. The main and cut-off valves may be variously disposed with respect to each other in different modifications. The cut-off valve, for example, may be placed alongside of a combined admission and exhaust valve, or concentrically to such a valve, or to a separate admission valve. These modifications are each illustrated in the Specification.
Patent GB-190019223-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Ignition Devices for Explosion Engines.
Inventor: WIRT ZEBULON
Filed: 1900-10-26
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 19,223. Wirt, Z. Oct. 26. Gas and like engines.-A switch is employed in connection with engines having two or more cylinders such as those described in Specification No. 16,348, A.D. 1899, by which any of the cylinders may be put in or out of action. The device is shown diagrammatically in Fig. 1. A is the primary, and A<1> the secondary, circuit of an induction coil. The primary circuit is connected through a battery C to discs D<1> to D<6>, one or more of which may be brought into contact with springs E<1> to E<6> connected to springs G<1> to G<6>, which are engaged in turn by a plate H<1> on the shaft H', which. is connected to the other end of the coil by a lever J<1> and wire H<3>. One end of the secondary circuit is earthed, while the other is connected through a lever J<2> and wire M to plates L<1>, L<2>, L<3> on an insulating-cylinder L. Springs K<1> to K<6> engage the plates in turn, and each is connected through conductors N<1> to N<6> with one sparking-terminal N<8> of an engine cylinder, the other terminal being earthed. The discs D<1> &c. may be arranged so that any combination of cylinders may be used. Starting.-Another set of secondary circuits 0 is used at starting, and the cylinder in which a charge is compressed, as indicated by the index P, is put into the secondary circuit by a plug O<7> and lever J<2>, while the primary circuit is closed by the shunt O<10> and lever J<1>. Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a box carrying the levers J<1>, J<2>, which are operated by a handle J<10> that simultaneously makes contact with the spring O<7> and one of the studs O<1> to O<6>. The mechanical construction of the parts H and L is also described.
Patent GB-190020570-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Cigarettes.
Inventor: ALLWOOD WILLIAM ERNEST
Filed: 1900-11-14
Granted: 1900-12-22
Abstract: 20,570. Allwood, W. E. Nov. 14. Cigarettes are coated at one end with a layer d of wax, and a crossshaped piece of paper c is pasted on the end of the cigarette to prevent loose fragments of tobacco from entering the mouth.
Patent GB-190100029-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas, Oil and like Explosion or Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: LISTER FRANK
Filed: 1901-01-01
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 29. Lister, F. Jan. 1. Gas and explosive-vapour engines.-A two-stroke cycle engine expands the products to a greater volume than the original charge, and has the combustion chamber cleared of combustion products. Two or more cylinders a, b, s, with a common combustion chamber, are arranged as shown relatively to the crank shaft, and their rods f, g are jointed to the same crosshead h. In Fig. 3 there are two cylinders a, b ; the more advanced piston e controls the admission port p, which opens just after the exhaust port p<1> is opened by the piston d, and a charge is drawn in during the remainder of the out-stroke. On the in-stroke the residual exhaust gases are expelled until the exhaust port is covered, and then the new charge is compressed. A port in the piston e uncovers the ignition tube. The crosshead is guided by a radius link o in Fig. 3, and in the three-cylinder engine in Fig. 6 by a slide block fixed on the rod r of the piston s and sliding in between bars t.
Patent GB-190105221-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cigarette Making Machines
Inventor: RANDALL ALFRED HAROLD
Filed: 1901-03-12
Granted: 1902-03-12
Abstract: 5221. Randall, A. H., and Harton, P. D. March 12. Drawings to Specification. Measured quantities, delivering.-Tobacco fed into a special cigarette-making machine is received into a receptacle carried on a counterbalanced arm, the tilting of which makes an electrical connection and opens the receptacle so as to discharge the tobacco.