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Patent GB-190419916-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Boiler Furnaces
Inventor: CARRIGAN MICHAEL J
Filed: 1904-09-15
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 19,916. Carrigan, M. J. Sept. 15. Steam-generator furnaces; air, supplying; dampers; baffles. - Air is supplied to steamboiler furnaces through openings at the sides and at one end of the grate, and passes through curved perforated guardplates mounted above the openings and beneath adjustable baffles. Dampers, operated together or independently of each other, are provided for controlling the effective area of the openings Side bars 7, Fig. 1, 2, and 3, support firebars 8 formed with a stem 9 and fingers 10. An air inlet 5, at the rear end of the grate, is formed by omitting one set of fingers, and inlets 6 are provided by offsets from the side bars 7. Guard-plates 11, formed with air-directing orifices 12 and with lugs 13 to engage the offset portions of the side bars, are placed over the openings 6, so that the lower edges of these plates rest on the side bars and their upper edges rest against the walls. A similar guard-plate 14 is placed over the opening 5. The inclined arch 3 may serve as a baffle, or a plate 15, provided with a slot 19 and a retaining-pin 20, may be fitted over each guard-plate and adjusted in position by means of a screw 17 working in a lug 18 on the plate. The dampers 22, fitted to the openings 6, are actuated by means of radial arms 25 from a shaft 24, which may be connected, through arms 26,28 and a bell-crank lever 27, with a handle 30 having teeth to engage a fixed detent 32. The damper 21, fitted to the opening 5, is connected by an arm 37 with a bell-crank lever 34, which is provided with a handle 38 having teeth to engage a detent 39. An arm 33 extends radially from the shaft 24 and is connected to the bell-crank lever 34 by a link 35, which is disconnected when the damper 21 is worked independently of the dampers 22, while the arm 28 and bell-crank lever 27 are disconnected when the dampers are worked together. A damper 40, controlled by a lever 41, is also fitted at the front end of the ashpit. In a modification, air may be fed to the openings 5, 6 through lateral branches from a conduit which extends beneath the grate, passes through the furnaco wall, and is formed with an enlarged mouth provided with a damper. An opening having a suitable cover is fitted at the front end of the conduit for cleaning purposes. When only a rear inlet is used, the damper is fitted as shown in Fig. 6, and a deflector 56 is adjustably mounted, so as to vary its height above the guard-plate 55.
Patent GB-190420835-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Generation and Application of Chlorine
Inventor: HARGREAVES JAMES
Filed: 1904-09-28
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 20,835. Hargreaves, J. Sept. 28. Sewage and foul waters, treating; aÙrating or oxidizing. - Chlorine is generated in a vessel a near an opening to a sewer such as a manhole b. A cover c is luted down with clay or the like d.
Patent GB-190423611-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Forming Screw Stoppers for Bottles or the like.
Inventor: SPINKS RICHARD
Filed: 1904-11-01
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 23,611. Spinks, R. Nov. 1. Stoppers.-Relates to apparatus for moulding screw stoppers for bottles from blanks of gutta - percha. A blank is placed in a screw-threaded die a, normally held in the position shown by a spring b. The head of the stopper is formed by a pair of spring-controlled dies e, adapted to be forced laterally against the blank. The dies e are detachably secured to carrier bars e<1> mounted to slide laterally in guides f, which are carried by a plunger g adapted to be reciprocated vertically in guides h. The ends e<2> of the bars e<1> are curved as shown, and, on the descent of the plunger, the parts e' engage with inclined parts h<1> of the guides h so as to force the dies e inwards to compress the blank. While the head is being formed, the blank is also forced, by the downward movement of the plunger, into the die a, which is pressed downwards against the action of the spring b until the ring a<2> rests on the bars d'. On the upward stroke of the piston, the die a is forced upwards by the spring b, and so moves with the dies e until they are retracted to release the head of the stopper. The stopper is then unscrewed from the die and a fresh blank substituted.
Patent GB-190500355-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Surface Condensers.
Inventor: HARRIS ANTHONY
Filed: 1905-01-07
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 355. Harris, A., and Anderson, F. A. Jan. 7. Condensers.-To prevent corrosion of the copper or Muntz's metal surfaces or tubes, a mass c of aluminium, or an alloy of this metal, is arranged within the condensers in metallic contact with the surfaces or tubes. The mass c is preferably U -shaped and held in position by means of a crossplate e, beneath which pieces of vulcanite or the like are placed. The mass is also insulated from the condenser shell, and is connected to the tubeplate by a wiref. Proper metallic contact between the tubes and the tube-plate is ensured, preferably by the insertion of a ring g, Eig. 2, of loosely woven or twisted wire between the packing and the ferrule..
Patent GB-190508130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Generators and Apparatus connected therewith.
Inventor: MCMURTRIE JOHN MCLEOWNAN
Filed: 1905-04-17
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 8130. McMurtrie, J. M. April 17. Water - tube boilers.-The boiler shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is built up of pairsof coiled tubes a, a<1> supported in a frame A and heated from below by burners j. The lower end of each coil a communicates by a pipe h with the upper end of each coil a'. Pipes d, b connect the other ends of the coils with a feed collector e and steam drum c respectively. The burners j are mounted on a pipe or chamber k, to which steam is supplied from the drum c. Each burner is preferably constructed as described in Specification No. 28,618, A.D. 1902. When the boiler is used with highspeed engines, such as are used on motor cars, naphtha, paraffin, or the like may be employed for spraying the heavy oil. The end pair of coils a<3> may then be used for vaporizing the paraffin &c. If desired, the paraffin may be burned alone. In other cases, it may be employed for spraying in combination with steam. Each burner is fitted with a re-lighter, consisting of a bar or tube n, which may or may not be covered with fire-clay or may form a support for a fire-brick.
Patent GB-190508916-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Marking Surface Areas.
Inventor: BEALS ERL VINTON
Filed: 1905-04-27
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 8916. Beals, E. V. May 6, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Calculating-apparatus. - A machine for measuring areas is provided with means for printing the measure of the area upon any part of the surface measured, the device being shown in connexion with a machine of the Sawyer type for measuring hides, skins, or leather. Numbering-whells are contained in a separate case 52, having an extensible and pivotal connexion with a bracket 65 on the measuring-machine. The numbering-wheels are connected through universal joints, an extensible link 40, and bevel gear to a spindle 16, Fig. 5, mounted in a casing 10 behind the indicating-dial a. The spindle 16 passes through a disk 15 which is kept from rotating and contains a series of spring pins 14. These pins correspond to the graduation on the dial a, and each has a V-shaped groove on the dial side. The end 13 of an arm 12, which is connected to the indicating-pointer band moves with it, engages one of these grooves when the spindle 16 is rotated and moved forward, this forward motion being brought about by a cam-ring 21 with one notch engaging a finger 24 on the case. The pin 14, engaged when this motion takes place, is pushed back into the path of an arm 20 fast on the spindle 16. The printing-mechanism is set by depression of a handle 56, which is friction tight upon the counting-wheel spindle 43, Fig 1, and can be turned between stops 71, 72. This turns the extensible link 40, and thereby the spindle 16, Fig. 5. The spindle 16 can only be turned till the arm 20 on it meets the pin 14 pushed back, the counting-wheel spindle 43 being turned a corresponding distance, so that the counting-wheels are set to print the area indicated by the pointer b. The handle 56, owing to its frictional attachment, can be turned till it meets the stop 72, irrespective of the stoppage of its spindle 43. This handle is then pressed and forces the counting-wheels on to an inking-pad 70 against a spring on the bracket 65. Printing is effected by moving the case 52 towards the main machine by telescoping its connexion with the bracket 65, and then lowering it into contact with the skin which has been measured. In the type of machine shown, the indicating-mechanism is held by pawls 90, and these are adapted to be released by further telescoping of the connexion to the bracket 65, a cam 97 actuating one arm of a rocking shaft, another arm of which releases the pawls. Counting-apparatus.-A small wheel 51, Fig. 4, is turned once for each unit of area by a toothed sector on the spindle 43, and carries type indicating fractions. Carrying is effected by a single-toothed disk on this wheel 51 engaging notches 47 on the inside of a large wheel, mounted loosely on the spindle 43. Zeroizing is effected by rotation of the handle 56 back to the stop 71.
Patent GB-190509072-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Making Fluid-tight Joints.
Inventor: SCHOU PAUL
Filed: 1905-04-29
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 9072. Schou, P. April 29. Jo i n t - making packing. - Relates to improvements in fluid-tight joints of the kind in which the tightening effect is produced by means of a hollow closed ring completely filled with liquid and made of a yielding elastic material located in a groove in one of the two surfaces between which it is desired to establish a joint. The use of such a liquid ring k is shown in the stop valve illustrated, in which it is let into a dovetailed groove in the face b of the valve. To prevent damage to the ring if the valve is screwed down too far, the edges of the groove are cut away as at p to such an extent as to allow the projecting part of the liquid ring to accommodate itself in the groove when the valve and seat are brought too near each other.
Patent GB-190509573-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Means for Feeding, Conveying, and Discharging, Loads on Cableways and the like, applicable for Transhipping Goods at Sea.
Inventor: ADAM HEINRICH OTTO
Filed: 1905-05-06
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 9573. Adam, H. O. May 7, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Loading and unloading; slings. Relates to means for feeding, conveying, and discharging sacks and the like on cable ways, and is described with reference to transhipping goods at sea. The travelling cable c passes through a conical guide g as shown in Fig. 2. A loop d of rope is passed round the guide so as to form a double or single sling. The load is suspended from the sling by an ordinary hook, and is started on its travel by sliding the loop d off the guide by a lever or other means. When the load reaches its destination, the loop d engages a knife e, by which it is severed, and the load falls. A hook h detaches the severed loop when a single sling is employed, as in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190510529-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Manufacture of Newspapers, Magazines, Books, and other Publications.
Inventor: MORRISON GEORGE EBENEZER
Filed: 1905-05-19
Granted: 1906-03-15
Abstract: 10,529. Morrison, G. B. May 19. Drawings to Specification. Advertising. - Advertisements are inserted in books, magazines, newspapers, &c. on some or all of the left-hand pages and in an inverted position, thus giving, when the book &c. is reversed, the benefit of the right-hand page to advertisers. The forme has the type arranged to give this result when the sheet is folded.
Patent GB-190515242-A (GB)
Title: A Sparking Plug, for Electric Ignition for use with Oil, Gas, and Petrol Engines
Inventor: SCOTCHMER FREDERICK JOHN
Filed: 1905-07-25
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 15,242. Scotchmer, F. J. July 25. Gas and like engines, igniting in. The sparking- plug has a brass or other metal conductor a, surrounded by vulcanized fibre or other non-conductor b, with a conical base b<1> which fits a conical hole in the plug body c. An outer insulator d of vulcanized fibre or other non-conductor is provided, upon which rests a washer e. The other washer e<1> and nut e<2> are threaded on the central conductor. The inner extremity of the rod a is provided with a transverse pin a' by means of which two sparking- points are produced.
Patent GB-190601975-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Disposal of the Exhaust of Steam Engines
Inventor: MANN GEORGE HUTCHINSON
Filed: 1906-01-26
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 1975. Mann, G. H. Jan. 26. Exhaust, disposing of ; exhaust valves. -The exhaust steam from steam-engines, particularly those of motor road vehicles, is partly condensed, and the remainder. is superheated and used in the boiler furnace. The invention is described as applied to the steam generator described in Specification No. 25,125, A.D. 1903. The steam enters a casing 2 by a pipe 1 and draws in air through a branch pipe 3. Part of the steam is condensed in an air condenser 4, the water of condensation collecting in a chamber 5. The remaining steam passes to a superheater 9 in the furnace, being first dried in the separator 8. The superheated steam is discharged into the furnace below the fire-bars from the closed ash-pan 13, or above the grate through a passage 16, or above and below alternately. The flow of the steam is controlled by valves 15, 18. Liquid fuel may also be sprayed into the furnace by a steam ejector 17. -In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the passage 16 contains a cone 20, and is perforated around the cone for the admission of air. A valve is provided for diverting the steam into the flue after passing through the superheater in the event of undue damping of the fire.
Patent GB-190602176-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Appliance for Supporting the Arch of the Foot.
Inventor: LITTLE ALEXANDER ELBRIDGE
Filed: 1906-01-29
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 2176. Little, A. E. Jan. 29. Deformity appliances.-A support for the arch of the foot is made of flexible material and is provided with a fastening-member extending over the instep. The body portion 3 is shaped to fit over the heel, and is provided with a pocket open at one side and adapted to receive a pad 7. Pads of various thicknesses may be employed according to the amount of support required. A piece 5 of elastic forms part of the fastening member 4.
Patent GB-190602705-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Commutation Windings for Direct Current Dynamo-electric Machines.
Filed: 1906-02-03
Granted: 1907-01-31
Abstract: 2705. Siemens Bros. & Co., Wilson, J. C., and Griffith, W. G. Feb. 3. Field magnets; sparking, preventing.-Relates to commutation windings, either polar or distributed, for direct-current machines, particularly for supplying and balancing three-wire systems by means of choking-coils such as are described in Specification No. 19,636, A.D. 1898. The commutation winding is divided into two equal parts, one being connected between the generator and positive main and the other between the generator and negative main. Fig. 2 shows the application to a four-pole machine with commutating-poles, the windings a<1> ... a<4> being in series between the armature terminal c and the positive main d, and the windings b<1> ... b<4> between the armature terminal e and the negative main f. The windings may be placed on separate poles, or be distributed.
Patent GB-190603558-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Self-extinguishing Safety Lamp.
Inventor: CAMPBELL ALVA VINCENT
Filed: 1906-02-13
Granted: 1906-05-10
Abstract: 3558. Campbell, A. V. Feb 13. Oil lamps and burners; extinguishing.-The tumbling weight g, which serves to actuate the extinguisher lever b by means of a cord d, is seated in the recess i in the pedestal so as to be grasped by the hand when the lamp is being carried. The detachable tray j has a hook k for case in lifting it.
Patent GB-190609747-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Metal Carriages of Mules and Twiners.
Filed: 1906-04-26
Granted: 1906-07-05
Abstract: 9747. Lees & Co., A., and Taylor, R. April 26. Mules and twiners. -An alternative means to that described in Specification No. 28,507, A.D. 1904, for coupling together the sheet-metal sections of the carriage consists in making each coupling in a single piece to fit inside or outside, and overlap the adjacent edges of the sections. The coupling-piece may be-made of sheet metal bent to shape and secured by bolts or rivets, or it may be made of cast metal b, with strengthening-ribs and apertures to reduce the weight, and bolted to the adjacent sections a. Some of the sections may be connected by the coupling-piece described, and others by the coupling described in the abovementioned Specification.
Patent GB-190610062-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Ribbon Attachments for Typewriters.
Inventor: WHITE CHARLES MELBOURNE
Filed: 1906-04-30
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 10,062. White, C. M., [Underwood Typewriter Co.]. April 30. Typewriters.- Relates to means f or changing the throw of the inking- ribbon for ribbon economy, or in the case of platen shift, or in the case of a multi-colour ribbon ; or for vibrating one or other of several ribbons. An actuator 10, Fig. 3, is bifurcated and slotted at 10<a>, 10<b> for engagement with either of two studs 13, 13<a>, Fig. 5, on the vibrator lever 5 at different distances from its fulcrum 7, or on separate levers 5, Fig. 7, in the case of two ribbons. The actuator 10 is rocked or shifted on its attachment 11 with a reciprocating member (not shown), by means of a depending finger 14 engaging a grooved collar 16 on a transverse shift rod 15. Arrangement is made for rocking the actuator 10 on reversal of the ribbon feed, the usual rock-arm 17. being provided with a finger 18 engaging the collar 16. In order to be able to render the finger 18 inoperative, the rod 15 is arranged to rotate to bring a slot 21 in the collar 16 opposite the finger 18. The slots of the actuator are elongated to allow of movement of the actuator with a platen shift.
Patent GB-190617678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Metallic Bodies of Butter Dishes, Biscuit-boxes, Flower Vases, Dessert Stands, Cruets, and the like
Inventor: SPARROW WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1906-08-07
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 17,678. Sparrow, W. H. Aug. 7. Metalwork, ornamental.-The metallic portions of butter dishes, biscuit boxes, flower vases, dessert stands, cruets, &c. consist of silver wires threaded between end pieces e, f, in a manner similar to latticework the wires being connected at each angle by fine wire i or by soldering.
Patent GB-190620838-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus Cutting Rags, Ropes, and the like
Inventor: NUTTALL JAMES
Filed: 1906-09-19
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 20,838. Nuttall, J. Sept. 19. Cutting ropes.-Relates to a machine for cutting- up ropes &c., in which the material is first cut in one direction by guillotine or rotary cutters, and is then fed to a second cutting-apparatus consisting of a fed cutter and a rotary cutter with spiral blades. The fixed knife is provided with four blades so that it can be used for a long period. The material is first cut by serrated disk-cutters D, Fig. 1, and is then carried by an apron E beneath a fixed blade A, Figs. 1 and 2, carried by a holder I, which is provided with projections I<2>, formed with guides i<2> for the axle of one of the rollers F over which the apron E passes. This roller F is maintained in position by springs, or by a weighted lever G connected by links g<2> to the axle f of the roller. The blade A is fixed a little above the centre of the cutter B, and this cutter revolves in an upward direction, so that the cut material is thrown over the top of the knives B. The blade A is formed with four cutting-edges 1, 2, 3, 4, two pairs of which can be sharpened simultaneously, and the blade is fixed to the holder I with either of the four edges near the cutter B by means of slots i<3> and bolts L which engage countersunk holes in the blade. The heads of the bolts L are preferably conical and the bolts may be prevented from rotation by feathers and grooves, or the bolt heads may be non-circular. The holder I is connected to the main frame J by means of bolts and nuts i, which engage slots i<2>, and the holder can be adjusted by means of screws K which pass through nuts k on the frame J. The blade A can be adjusted relatively to the holder I by means of screws M, which engage nuts on the holder, and the blade A is locked in its adjusted position by means of rods N with hooked ends n<2>, which engage holes in the blade, the rods N being held in position by lock-nuts n.
Patent GB-190622638-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ascension Pipes in Gas Works.
Inventor: CATLING JONATHAN THOMAS
Filed: 1906-10-12
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 22,638. Catling, J. T. Oct. 12. Cleaning pipes and tubes.-The ascension pipes a and the dip pipes b used in gas manufacture are cleaned by means of scraping or cutting tools, carried by rods c which pass through glands d in the arch pipe caps. The glands may be mounted on a ball socket. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 2976, A.D. 1872, No. 2095, A.D. 1878, and No. 12,012, A.D. 1899.]
Patent GB-190625619-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to the Manufacture of, Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: BROWNE HENRY FRANKLIN
Filed: 1906-11-13
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 25,619. Browne, H. F. Nov. 13. Heels; insoles; lasts.-Relates to boots &c. having an internal elastic cushion located above the heel, and particularly to that type of boot in which the heel portion of the sole is offset below the highest portion of the shank to form the bottom and front walls of the cushion pocket. The object of the invention is to secure the cushion against forward and upward displacement. For this purpose, the insole is. preferably split to form two flaps 16, 17, between which the cushion 21 is placed. The top flap 17 may, however, be made in a separate piece and secured to the insole, before the latter is placed in the shoe. The lower flap 16 is secured to the boot, while the upper one is left loose so that the cushion can be removed when desired. Two forms of last are described for making such a boot. In the first form, the last has an offset heel portion corresponding to the portions 12, 14 of the outer sole, and an opening extending transversely across the shank to permit the flap 17 to be held out of contact with the flap 16 during the lasting operation. In the second form, a last 18, Fig. 3, of ordinary construction is used ; but it is provided with a detachable, wedge-shaped heel extension 19, which is placed between the two flaps 16, 17 of the insole, as shown, a nail 20 being used to hold the parts temporarily in place. To prevent accidental displacement of the heel extension 19, it is provided with a flange 22 fitting in a recess in the body portion of the last, or with studs or lugs ; these may be placed within the margin of the extension, in which case the flap 17 is perforated to receive them.