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Patent GB-189720614-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Jointing of the Shafts of Perambulators and Mail Carts, the Legs of Tripod Stands, and other Rods, and the like.
Inventor: MITCHELL ANDREW DAVID
Filed: 1897-09-08
Granted: 1898-08-20
Abstract: 20,614. Mitchell, A. D., and Pyle, W. B. Sept. 8. Couplings, disconnectible.-Relates to joints for rods and the like. The bracket B, B' is secured to the fixed part A by a bolt H, and the movable part A<1> has a plate C which is hinged to the bracket and carries a hinged shackle D fitted with a thumb nut E. When the parts A, A' are in line, the shank of the nut E screws into the aperture F. To disconnect, the nut is loosened, and the shackle D turned back, when the plate C is free to be turned on its pin C<1>, and the part A' may assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-189721080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Rock Drills and the like.
Inventor: LORRAIN JAMES GRIEVE
Filed: 1897-09-14
Granted: 1897-10-16
Abstract: 21,080. Lorrain, J. G., [Sergeant, H. C.]. Sept. 14. Rock drills.-Relates to the feed for rock and channelling drills. Power is applied to the feedscrew to withdraw the drill rapidly for changing tools. For this purpose a suitable motor E is mounted on a bracket on the cradle &c., and is geared by wheels k, l, o to the worm d which drives the worm-wheel c on the feed-screw C. The spindle of the worm d is prolonged so as to carry a hand crank, and the idle wheel l is arranged to be thrown in and out of gear.
Patent GB-189721679-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Method of and Apparatus for Developing, Toning and Fixing Photographs.
Inventor: KATOW GUSTAVE ADOLPHE DE
Filed: 1897-09-22
Granted: 1898-03-19
Abstract: 21,679. Katow, G. A. de, [Schwarz, A.]. Sept. 22. Toning; fixing; developing ; washing.-Relates to a bath for treating photographic paper, with arrangements for varying the time during which the paper is exposed to the solution. Fig. 1 shows a section of a toning-bath. The band P of film to be treated is drawn from a reel R and passed round a series of rollers W<1> to W<5> and r which cause it to dip successively into the solutions in each bath 1 to 4. The rollers W<1> to W<5> are rotated by worm gear from a shaft L, which shaft can be driven at different speeds by cone pulleys and variable-ratio friction gear a, b. The time of exposure to the solution may be varied in other ways ; for example, the rollers r which dip in the solution may be raised or lowered, or the level of the solution in the bath may be raised or lowered by running more solution in or drawing some off. The level of the solution in the bath may also be changed by raising and lowering a reservoir connected to the bath by a flexible pipe. In case the band P should break during treatment, one half of the shaft L is uncoupled at o, and the hindermost part of the band is wound backwards by means of the handle S.
Patent GB-189722947-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Tubes.
Inventor: PERRINS HARRY
Filed: 1897-10-06
Granted: 1898-09-24
Abstract: 22,947. Perrins, H. Oct. 6. Piling; rolling.- Wrought iron and steel tubes for gas, steam, water, and cycle construction are made by forming a pile of troughsection bars A<1>, A<2> and B<1>, B<2> as shown in Fig. 1, shaped and arranged so that they will hold together and unite in the furnace when raised to a welding - heat, spaces a<4> being left between the adjacent edges of the bars A', A<2>. The heated pile is preferably rolled down at one heat between a series of pairs of rolls over a mandrel with bulbs, the pairs of rolls being spaced so that the pile is clear of one pair before it enters the succeeding pair. The pile is passed through the first pair of rolls with the meeting edges of the bars A<1>, A' vertical. The tube may be further reduced by cold drawing.
Patent GB-189724522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Overhead Lines of Electric Tramways or Railways.
Inventor: DAWSON PHILIP
Filed: 1897-10-22
Granted: 1898-08-27
Abstract: 24,522. Dawson, P. Oct. 22. Electric railways and tramways with overhead conductors. Collectors; conductors, frogs for. The underside of the frog plate has ribs A', A<2>, grooves a. a<3>, and guards a<1> to guide the trolleys. In order to direct the trolleys on to the main or branch line, the grooves and the flanges of the trolley wheel are unsymmetrical as shown in Fig. 4 for one line, and symmetrical as shown in Fig. 3 for the other line ; or grooves and flanges of different gauge, or other arrangements, may be used. Preferably the ribs A', A<2> are curved and inclined upwards towards the centre, so that the trolley wheels run on their flanges at that point, but the plate may be inclined &c.
Patent GB-189800145-A (GB)
Title: An Instrument for Killing Fowls and other Birds.
Inventor: HEALY JOSEPH
Filed: 1898-01-03
Granted: 1898-12-03
Abstract: 145. Healy, J. Jan. 3. Slaughtering.-To kill poultry &c., the bird is suspended from a hook, its legs being tied together, and the blade of the instrument described below thrust through the opened mouth into the brain. Fig. 1 shows the appliance. Through a cross-piece A having legs or supports B slides a rod E fitted with a chisel-like blade H and a handle M. The rod is prevented from moving too easily by a spring-pressed plug I. Washers N are fitted and may be removed to allow for wear of the blade. The ends of the supports B may be roughened or pointed to prevent slipping when the appliance embraces the bird's neck and is resting against a wall or support.
Patent GB-189803595-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrenches or Spanners.
Inventor: LIEBERT EMIL
Filed: 1898-02-12
Granted: 1898-05-14
Abstract: 3595. L i e b e r t, E. Feb. 12. Spanners and wrenches.-The stem D of the upper jaw F slides through the lower jaw C and between the arms B, B' on the handle A. The handle G for adjusting the jaws is pivoted at H and slotted at K for the pin L on the stem D.
Patent GB-189806066-A (GB)
Title: Interchangeable Rollers or Cylinders for Pottery and other Roller Printing.
Inventor: HASSALL GEORGE
Filed: 1898-03-12
Granted: 1899-02-11
Abstract: 6066. Hassall, G. March 12. Printing-rollers.-A cylinder or roller K, for use in printing upon pottery and for other printing purposes, is removably fitted upon a mandrel formed with a keyway into which a key F slides. The key F is secured to the interior of the cylinder K.
Patent GB-189807388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inkstands.
Inventor: PAGET CHARLES OCTAVIUS
Filed: 1898-03-26
Granted: 1899-03-25
Abstract: 7388. Paget, C. O. March 26. Damping envelopes and the like. -In order to prevent ink &c. from drying, the receptacle containing it is surrounded with water to keep the air moist. A gum bottle and an appliance for damping stamps, envelopes, &c. may be combined with the inkstand. Fig. 1 shows a section of the general type. Fig. 15 shows a plan. Fig. 16 shows a sectional elevation of one form. The pots D, E, F for inks or mucilage are kept in a vessel A partly filled with water, and provided with a rotary cover A' having an opening a<2> which may be brought over any of the pots. The damping- appliance consists of a wick U held in a handle B. Many modifications are described, in some of which a sponge &c. serves both as a damping-appliance and a pen-wiper. In some forms the cover is attached to the handle of the damping-appliance, and the covers may be circular or rectangular and may be shaped to form a rest for the pen.
Patent GB-189810599-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Devices for Igniting Liquid Burners.
Filed: 1898-05-09
Granted: 1898-08-06
Abstract: 10,599. Reform Petroleum Beleuchtung Gesellschaft m. b. Haftung and Weinhagen, E. May 9. Oil burners, igniting.-The oil reservoir d is mounted above the electric generator a, and upon depressing the rod e the electric current traverses the electrode b, the insulated connections and springs t, s, r, p, o, and the wire n to the igniting platinum spiral and thence returns through the wire m and the metallic parts of the burner to the electrode c. The igniting-spiral l is mounted on the flame-spreader support, and, by means of the rack h, is raised and lowered simultaneously with the wick, so that the position of the igniting- spiral relatively to the upper edge of the wick remains invariable.
Patent GB-189811992-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Hardening Steel.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1898-05-26
Granted: 1898-08-27
Abstract: 11,992. Thompson, W. P., [Behr, G., and Wallfisch, T.]. May 26. Tempering.-Steel articles are coated, before being heated, with a material composed of waste lime, ground clay, white lead, zinc white, or the like, and a suitable binding-substance such as varnish. In some cases, lead shavings or filings may be added to the material. In the case-hardening process, the articles are coated with the abovedescribed material, then sprinkled with cyanide of potassium, and heated; during the heating, cyanide of potassium and coarse salt may be sprinkled upon the articles.
Patent GB-189824151-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ventilators applicable to Buildings, and the like.
Inventor: BRASSINGTON HENRY
Filed: 1898-11-16
Granted: 1899-02-04
Abstract: 24,151. Brassington, H., and Brassington, H. Nov. 16. Ventilating-shaft tops.-The uptake D rising through a base A is surrounded by air passages E opening into it at the top, where it is contracted and bears a conical headpiece H supporting a cap J by a gauze band K.
Patent GB-189901144-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Illuminated Advertising Devices.
Inventor: KOOPMAN ELIAS BERNARD
Filed: 1899-01-17
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 1144. Koopman, E. B. Jan. 17. Advertising.- Advertisements on a front plate a are illuminated by electric lamps c, at the rear of which is a reflecting-plate b. At the rear of the plate b is a rotary disc or rotary arms e carrying electric lamps h, which are preferably coloured and mounted on a spindle f having a friction or toothed wheel k which gears with a ring so as to rotate the lamps when the disc or arms e are rotated. The lamps h project beyond the disc a, b.
Patent GB-189901784-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Funnel.
Inventor: WIDDERSHOVEN LOUIS
Filed: 1899-01-25
Granted: 1899-03-11
Abstract: 1784. Widdershoven, L. Jan. 25. Funnels.-The stem g' of the funnel, and part or the whole of the body D, are formed w i t h grooves, ribs, or corrugations e, to permit the escape of the air from the vessel being filled. In an alternative construction, the stem &c. is made of prism-shaped or pyramidal section. The upper edge of the funnel is formed with an inner border or rim h, to prevent splashing when the liquid is being poured in.
Patent GB-189901887-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Match and Tinder Box Combined.
Inventor: KENDLE JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1899-01-27
Granted: 1899-06-17
Abstract: 1887. Kendle, J. H. Jan. 27. Smokers' combination articles; lighters, pipe, cigar, and like.-A combined match and tinder box is formed with a compartment A, for matches, and a compartment B having a spindle C, carrying a strip of tinder which passes through an aperture D. After the tinder has been used in lighting a pipe, cigar, or the like, it may be extinguished by passing the lighted end beneath a strip of metal, leather, or other material, secured to the box lid. The burnt end of the tinder is introduced into the compartment B, through the aperture E.
Patent GB-189906297-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Extracting or Reducing Metals or for Making Metallic Alloys by Electrolysis.
Inventor: BUMB HEINRICH
Filed: 1899-03-23
Granted: 1899-07-29
Abstract: 6297. Bumb, H. March 23. Drawings to Specification. Chlorine.-As an example in the use of an electrolytic apparatus, in which a molten electrolyte and a molten metallic cathode are employed, it is explained how steel is made from pig iron, bv the use of an electrolyte of molten magnesium chloride, in which case free chlorine is given off.
Patent GB-189906994-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lasting Machines for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: DORMAN WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1899-04-01
Granted: 1900-03-03
Abstract: 6994. Dorman, W. H. April 1. Lasting.-Relates to lasting-machines in which the work is held by hand, and consists (1) of means for adjusting the preeser-foot, and (2) of an improved back or edge gauge. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of part of a machine in which the presser-foot g is carried by a piece g<1> movable in a dovetail slot in a bar h. This bar is adjustable vertically by rack and pinion gear actuated by a lever h'. The slide g<1> is adjustable horizontally by similar gear actuated by a lever g<4>. The spindles of these levers rotate in bearings which can be tightened so that the foot is immovable under the pull of the pincers. The back or edge gauge d is mounted on a revoluble eccentric bush d<1>, which is fixed in any desired position by a screw d<3> provided with a milled head. The gauge can be turned aside by means of a handle d<6>, as shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-189908138-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Carding-engine Flats.
Inventor: MILLS CHARLES
Filed: 1899-04-18
Granted: 1899-06-17
Abstract: 8138. Lake, H. H., [Mills, C., and Hunton, R. W.]. April 18. Carding-engines.-Each end of a carding-engine flat is provided with a V-shaped plate C, which may have prongs c<7> for engaging with the foundation of the card fillet A and is held in place by the usual side clips B, B<1>.
Patent GB-189911097-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sockets or Holders for Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Inventor: VANDAM ALBERT
Filed: 1899-05-27
Granted: 1899-07-01
Abstract: 11,097. Vandam, A., and Marsh, T. H. May 27. Incandescent lamps, holders for. A bayonet-capped lamp holder is provided with two cylindrical insulators 5, 11, one having a diametrical groove to receive a projection 21 on the other. The upper insulator 5 carries two metal blocks 6, 7, in which the supply wires are secured by lateral screws ; each block is secured by a screw 10, or, in a modification, by a nut screwed upon a hollow part of the block projecting through the insulator 5 to receive the wire. The lower insulator 11 carries two cylindrical plunger-carriers 15, secured by nuts 16, and having plungers 13, 19 at both ends, pressed apart by springs. The inner plungers 19 make contact with the blocks 6, 7 when the holder is put together. In a modification, the carriers 15 may make contact directly with the blocks 6, 7.
Patent GB-189925622-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Fitting the Covers of Electric Light Fittings to their Base Parts.
Inventor: LUNDBERG ANDREAS PETER
Filed: 1899-12-28
Granted: 1900-12-01
Abstract: 25,622. Lundberg, A. P., and Lundberg, G. C. Dec. 28. Switches; couplings.-Relates to means for fixing the covers of switches, couplings, &c. to their bases. The cover is formed with the usual central opening e having a flange e<1> and perforations or slots f into which the prongs d formed on the screwed ring a are passed. The ring is fixed by clinching the prongs.
Patent GB-190002572-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in a Method of Defecating Cane Juice during the Manufacture of Sugar, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: ROBERTSON ROBERT ANDREW
Filed: 1900-02-09
Granted: 1900-06-16
Abstract: 2572. Robertson, R. A. Feb. 9. Purifying saccharine liquids.-Cane juice or similar juice is defecated by adding ordinary reagents, optionally with wood charcoal or other granular substances to facilitate subsequent filtration, and heating by direct contact with steam in the closed vessel a, Fig. 1, to about 250‹ F., the highest temperature possible without considerable loss of sugar. The mixture is next filtered or allowed to subside, at about the same temperature, under pressure, and the clear liquid is delivered directly through an inspection pipe to a multipleeffect evaporator. The heat retained by the liquid is nearly sufficient to evaporate the water introduced by the steam. Further economy may be obtained by heating the juice in steps before it enters the apparatus illustrated, by direct contact with the vapour passing between the vessels of the multiple-effect evaporator, or by passing it through a condenser receiving the vapour from the last vessel of the evaporator. The heating-vessel a is provided with a rotating agitator j, and supplied with steam at the necessary temperature through a silencing-nozzle h and a valve controlled by the steam pressure above the liquid. The juice is forced in near the nozzle h, and after passing a diaphragm e is discharged by a float valve at c, the liquid level being thus kept approximately constant.
Patent GB-190002895-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Resilient Sole for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: FEIST ADOLF
Filed: 1900-02-13
Granted: 1901-02-13
Abstract: 2895. Feist, A. Feb. 13. Heels soles.-Soles and heels are made with upper and lower members a, b of india-rubber or other elastic material separated by air spaces and united at their edges by some elastic material. These upper and lower members have on their inner faces ribs or projections engaging with one another as in Fig. 4, which shows two forms of projection. The spaces between the parts of the sole and heel are filled with air, at or above atmospheric pressure, by a nozzle d. The weight of the wearer is supported partly by the elasticity of the air and partly by the elasticity of the india-rubber or other material forming the sole and heel.
Patent GB-190005724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction of Metal Fabric.
Inventor: SHEPPARD JOSEPH WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-03-27
Granted: 1900-04-28
Abstract: 5724. Sheppard, J. W. March 27. Forming articles with wire skeletons.-In constructing metallic or wire fabrics, which are stated to be specially adapted for "wire glass," the strands 1 are perforated to receive the strands or wires 4, and pressure is applied at the joints so that the diameters of the stands 4 and of the perforations are diminished, thus securely fastening the strands together.
Patent GB-190007063-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Let-off Motions of Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1900-04-17
Granted: 1900-05-26
Abstract: 7063. Brookes, A. G., [Draper, G. 0.]. April 17. Loom let-off motions.-The amount of warp W<x> let off from the beam B is regulated automatically by its tension, and by the diameter of the mass of yarn on the beam. The beam is driven by gearing from a ratchet-wheel B<3>, the actuating-pawl d<x> of which is carried by an arm d loosely mounted on the shaft B<x>. A lever c, pivoted at c', extends alongside the arm d, and is connected to it by a sliding block, carried by a bent bar E<3> upon an arm E', the position of which is regulated by another arm E<1> bearing upon the mass of yarn W<x>. The pressure of the warp upon the whip roll W actuates the arm W<3>, connected by a link a to the lever c, which acts, in conjunction with the sliding block, to set the pawl d<x> in its starting position. The pawl is always moved to the same position by a sliding bar d<4>, pivoted to an arm d<3> and connected to the lay sword by a collar d<5> and link d<6>. The ratchet-wheel B<3> is connected to the shaft Bx by speed-reducing gear consisting of an eccentric hub rotating within the hub of an externally-toothed wheel, which is prevented from rotating by an arm g<3> and engages with an internally-toothed wheel fixed on the shaft B<x>. A difference in the number of teeth in the two wheels causes the internal gear to fall back or rotate more slowly than the driving-gear. A friction clamp for the ratchet-wheel consists of two clips b<13>, b<14>, pivoted together at b<15> and prevented from rotating by an arm b<16>. The spring connecting-link b<18> is caused to tighten or release the clamp by a cam b<20>, operated by a handle b<22>.
Patent GB-190009700-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Machines and Tools or Dies for Forging Bolts and such like Articles.
Inventor: ROGERS JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1900-05-26
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 9700. Rogers, J. E. May 26. Hammers, power; forging.-Relates to a drop hammer and dies for forging bolts and the like. The head A<9>, Figs. 1 and 2, of the hammer is connected by a belt D to a pulley A<6> on a sleeve A<7> loose on the constantly-driven shaft B<9>. The shaft and sleeve carry halves A<5>, A<10> of a friction clutch, which are coupled to raise the head by operating a hand-lever A<3> in the direction of the arrow M, causing grooved rollers A on levers A<1>, A<2> to press the halves together. The dies B<5>, B<6> are recessed to form a number of bolt heads simultaneously, the finished bolts being ejected from the anvil B<4> by rods B<10> operated by levers B<3> and a rod B', adjustably connected to a lever raised by the ascent of the head. In place of the dies shown in Fig. 1, dies G<3>, G<4>, Fig. 10, may be used for cropping the bolt heads, the die G' forcing the head through the plate G<3> to remove fin &c. The dies B<5>, B<6> may be used with steam or hydraulic stamps, and may be formed as swaging-dies with grooves of the desired cross-section, additional grooves being provided to receive scale, dross, &c., such grooves being also formed in the faces of the dies shown in Fig. 1. The recesses in the dies B<5>, B<6> are machined on a lathe faceplate, which has a diametral rib engaging a groove in the back of the die opposite the centre row of holes. A second faceplate, with a rib displaced the required amount from the centre, is used for machining the outside rows. A dowel pin passes through a hole in the die into one of a number in the faceplate, to space the recesses in the die accurately. The hammer may be operated by foot gear, in place of a hand-lever.
Patent GB-190014178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Automatic Acting Ventilating Valves for use on Board Ship.
Inventor: MECHAN HENRY
Filed: 1900-08-08
Granted: 1901-08-08
Abstract: 14,178. Mechan, H. Aug. 8. Ventilating ships.-Relates to plug-cocks for the ventilating-pipes of ships, which are automatically closed by the passage of water due to the flooding of a compartment or otherwise. Figs. 1, 2, and 3 show, partly in cross-section, a cock for a vertical ventilating-pipe. The stem of the plug is screwed through the cover so that the plug, when opened, is moved away from its seat, and, when closed, forced hard on to its seat to make a tight joint. A weighted lever C on the stem tends to close the valve, but is held in the open position by a leverlatch D operated by a piston in a small cylinder E. Should water fall down the ventilating-pipe, it flows through a pipe f into a recess F' in the plug, and thence by a pipe F<4> into the cylinder E. The piston is thus raised, and the latch D swung aside to allow the lever C to close the cock. Should the cock be inaccessible in case of fire &c., it may be closed by flooding it from the deck or other part through a pipe F. When the cock is closed, the pipes f and F are cut off from the pipe F', and the cylinder E and the passage of water is prevented. A slightly-modified cock is described for use with horizontal pipes. A spring-closed valve e is opened by hand to allow the water to escape from the cylinder E. Instead of using a screwed stem, small wheels or rollers on the stem and plug may bear on cam-shaped projections on the cover, and a spring may replace the weight on the lever C.
Patent GB-190017675-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Systems of Electrical Distribution.
Inventor: YOUNG CHARLES IRA
Filed: 1900-10-05
Granted: 1901-08-10
Abstract: 17,675. Young, C. I. March 6, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Distributing; regulating.-Relates to means for regulating in three-wire distribution, and consists in arranging an auxiliary generator in connection with the neutral wire. Fig. 1 shows an arrangement in which a motor generator 1 is supplied with energy from a transformer 2. The neutral wire 9 is connected to a neutral point in the transformer, and in it is the armature 10 of the auxiliary generator. Fig. 2 shows an arrangement in which 14 is a generator, and 15 a transformer to obtain a neutral point. The field coils 11 are also in series. Figs. 3 and 4 show methods of arranging the field coils 5, 13, and 11.