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Patent GB-190220539-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Handle Bars for Cycles and the like.
Inventor: STEPHEN DAVID BARRON
Filed: 1902-09-20
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 20,539. Stephen, D. B., [Stephen, R. S.]. Sept. 20. Handles; handle-bars. - Relates to folding handle-bars. Each end A of the handle-bar, carrying a handle C,.is pivoted to a block D secured in the end of the fixed central part A', and is secured in either of the positions shown by a block E pressed by a spring F so that a lug e formed on it enters.:one of a series of slots d in the block D. The block E is withdrawn, when desired, by a rod h' connecting a hook on the block E to a nut H connected by a screwed rod h to a looped cord actuated by a bent rod G connected by a pin to the handle C, which is loosely mounted on the part A<3> of the handle-bar and is held in position by a stud g<2> screwed through the part A into the rod G. The motion of the handle is limited by a stop formed on it engaging a stop secured on the part A<3>. The handle-bar is closed by a cap a', which can be removed to allow the rod h to be adjusted or disconnected.
Patent GB-190224925-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: LARIMORE JOHN WESLEY
Filed: 1902-11-13
Granted: 1903-05-07
Abstract: 24,925. Larimore, J. W., and Rahn, J. M. Nov. 13. Annular-chamber type of motors. The working- chamber 2 has a single-vaned piston 6 mounted on the driving-shaft 7, which carries a grooved cam 23 adapted to reciprocate a crosshead 22 guided in a frame 20 and actuating the laterally-arranged abutment 12. The crosshead also actuates a cutoff slide valve 27 by means of links 42, and the slide valve has duplicate admission ports 33, either of which can be connected to the admission passages 49 leading to the working-chamber by means of a reversing-valve 45. The reversing- valve has duplicate ports 48, and is linked to actuating-mechanism 61 controlling the exhaust valves 54.
Patent GB-190227878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Apparatus for Moulding Golf and other Playing Balls.
Inventor: DICK PETER
Filed: 1902-12-17
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 27,878. Dick, P. Dec. 17. Moulding balls.-Relates to portable moulding- apparatus suitable for the re-moulding of golf and other playing balls by unskilled operators, and consists of a pair of dies a, a<1>, which are provided with a register b for ensuring their true alignment, and with a stirrup e pivoted at e<1> and fitted with a pressure screw d. A hard metal boss or seating for the end of the pressure screw d is secured to the top of the die a by screws c<1>. In use, the ball, after being softened by immersion in hot water, is inserted between the dies and subjected to pressure by the screw d. Modifications are described in which the stirrup a is rigidly fixed to the die a', sufficient space being provided for removing the upper die, and in which the upper die moves on guides on the stirrup.
Patent GB-190227906-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Pumps.
Inventor: BRUECKERT FIRMIN
Filed: 1902-12-17
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 27,906. Br³ckert, F. Dec. 17. Crescent - shaped chamber type of pumps. A drum k, Fig. 1, surr o u n d s the driving- shaft e, and is eccentrically mounted in the working - chamber d. Blades f are arranged in slots in the drum, and one or both are integral with the shaft, so that when the shaft rotates the blades sweep through the crescent-shaped work. ing-chamber and drive water from the inlet b to the outlet c. The drum has packing-rings, and the sliding blades pass through rocking packing- pieces r. The drum may be driven from the shaft by toothed gearing. The vanes f, Fig. 5, may be fitted with leather or other soft packing-pieces s.
Patent GB-190303363-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Massage Apparatus.
Inventor: KING LORRAINE
Filed: 1903-02-12
Granted: 1903-04-16
Abstract: 3363. King, L. Feb. 12. Massage.-A. massage pounder, for use either by the patient himself or by an operator, is made in the form of a bag a of chamois leather or like flexible material, filled with buckshot, bullets, or similar bodies capable of rolling upon one another. The bag is secured to a top c of wood &c. furnished with a handle d formed as shown in Fig. 1 or made of knob form. The shot are fed into the bag through an opening fitted with a screw plug e'.
Patent GB-190306049-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drawing Scales, Offsets Protractors and Slide Rules.
Inventor: LOW DAVID ALLAN
Filed: 1903-03-16
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 6049. Low, D. A. March 16. Drawings to Specification. Slide rules.-A slide rule is made with a central layer of wood covered on both faces with strips of transparent celluloid ; or the faces may be coated with celluloid solution. The graduations are printed on the wood, and may be -made more distinct by treating the wood before printing with opaque celluloid solution.
Patent GB-190306220-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stropping Machines for Razor and other Blades
Inventor: ZINN MARY
Filed: 1903-03-17
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 6220. Zinn, M. March 17. Sharpening.-The razor or other blade f is held in the clip holder e which consists of two similar plates riveted together at h. The holder has flat pivots e<1> which turn to a slight extent in the arms d projecting from the ends of the roller c mounted upon the pin b carried by the handle a. The roller turns with a slight friction and has a slight endwise movement on the pin b due to the spring i. The holder is shaped as shown, so that the centre of gravity of the holder and blade falls outside the line joining the pivots e'. As the roller c is drawn to and fro along the strop, the blade f and the parts d, e are shifted from side to side of the roller to place the blade-edge in the proper position. When the roller is stationary, the edge of the blade tilts slightly above the strop.
Patent GB-190308277-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Supports for Shade or Blind Rollers.
Inventor: MARKS GEORGE CROYDON
Filed: 1903-04-09
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 8277. Marks, G. C., [Renner, J.]. April 9. Window blinds.- Relates to a type of ball bearing for window-blind rollers which allows the roller to be easily removed and replaced. The bracket 2 carries a sleeve 6<a>, which has an inwardlyprojecting flange 7, and is screwed to take a ring 10. The inner surfaces of the flange 7 and the ring 10 form a ball-race, and the halls 8 support a centrering 9, which has a ball-race on the outside, and a partly angular or notched hole through the centre. It is free to turn, but the balls prevent it from coming away from the bracket. The roller 1, has a metallic cap fitted to it, with a squared or angular spindle or trunnion 3, which fits into the hole in the ring 9. A wire bracket 12, provided with a loop for a suspending-cord, may be fitted to the bracket 2, to support it while the roller is being raised or lowered. A modification of the above arrangement consists in applying the ball bearing to a sleeve fixed on the roller, and supporting the angular spindle as a fixture on the bracket. The bearings may also be used for vehicles, bicycles, and other machinery.
Patent GB-190309054-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Shuttles for Looms for Weaving.
Filed: 1903-04-22
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 9054. British Northrop Loom Co., and Jenckes, E. S. April 22. Loom shuttles.- A self - threading shuttle for automatic or other looms is constructed so that it may be used with either weft-spun filling, or with twist-spun filling. In a metal block a at one end of the shuttle is an enlarged central opening a', in which is fixed a rib c having a head or cap c<1> with overlapping shoulders c". One end of the head c<1> extends beyond the rib c over the contracted part d of the opening a', and the edges of the head are parallel to the adjacent sides of the opening, so that two distinct guides or grooves e, f are formed. At the first pick, the filling will bear on the head c<1>, and, having a tendency to lay itself on one side or the other, according to the manner in which it is spun, it will be guided into one of the grooves e, f, whipping under the head into the lower part of the opening a<1>. The return pick completes the threading operation by causing the filling to pass, by a contracted outlet a<11>, under a horn or end a<111> to the delivery eye a<1111>. The construction of the threading-device increases the frictional surface, and puts more tension on the filling. The head c<1> may be dispensed with, and the upper surface of the rib c made rounded, curved, or bevelled.
Patent GB-190314675-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Metallic Boxes.
Inventor: DODD WILLIAM RALPH
Filed: 1903-07-01
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 14,675. Dodd, W. R. July 1. Cans, opening.-The cutter A is attached to the outer face of the cover B. Two flanges a pass through slits b in the lid, and are pressed down parallel to the lid. The part a<1> is depressed, forming a shoulder by which the cutter may be moved outwards. The front a' is of triangular shape, and is curved as shown in Fig. 2. When not in use, the part a' lies in the recess b' in the flange b<3> of the lid, or it may lie in an aperture in the flange b<3>, in which case the cutter may be mounted on the inner face of the lid. The cutter is used to cut out the thin end of the can.
Patent GB-190316000-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Protecting the Pumps of Fire Engines and the like from Frost.
Inventor: BUSCH WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-07-20
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 16,000. Busch, W. July 20. Freezing, preventing.- The pumps of fire-engines and the like are protected from frost by surrounding the cylinders and exposed parts with heating-chambers a, either removable as shown or cast as jackets. The chambers are connected in pairs and supplied with steam through a cock d; or they may receive hot gases or heated material.
Patent GB-190316789-A (GB)
Title: Brake Apparatus for Railway Trucks.
Inventor: WOOLNOUGH ALFRED JOHN
Filed: 1903-07-31
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 16,789. Woolnough, A. J., and Motley, W. July 31. Brakes.-A wagon is fitted with a pair of brake blocks 4 and a set of brake gear 3. 2, 1 on each side and each set is made e capable of being g operated from either side to put the corresponding brakes on or to take them off. Each brake lever 1 is connected to a curved bar 6, which passes between a curved surface 8 in a box 7 and a cam 9. The lever is held up, when the brakes are off, by a bolt 13 passing under a stud 16 projecting from the bar 6. The cam 9 is connected to the belt 13 by a pin and slot, and can be operated from either side of the wagon by means of handles 12 on the ends of a transverse shaft 11. To apply the brakes, the bolt 13 is drawn back by lifting one of the levers 12. The lever 1 then falls and is pressed down with the required force ; it is held down by wedging the cam 9 against the bar 6. To take off the brakes, the cam and bolt are drawn back, the lever is lifted, and the bolt is shot again under the stud 16. The lever can be lifted from the other side of the vehicle by means of an arm 19 on a transverse shaft 17 actuated by a hand-lever 18.
Patent GB-190321622-A (GB)
Title: Improved Winding- and Rolling-device for Bandages and the like.
Inventor: GAGZOW RICHARD HANS HEINRICH C
Filed: 1903-10-08
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 21,622. Gagzow, R. H. H. C. J. Oct. 8. Bandages. - The end of a bandage or the like is, before rolling, held between upper and lower segments 5, 1 of a wooden cylinder, the upper segment 5 being connected to the lower by a countersunk hinge 6. Each end of the cylinder has a depression with a deeper circular depression, in which the fingers may be inserted to facilitate rolling.
Patent GB-190400438-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Generators.
Inventor: METCALFE JAMES CROXON
Filed: 1904-01-07
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 438. Metcalfe, J. C. Jan. 7. Locomotive-type boilers; superheaters, steam ; tubes, smoke.-The body of a boiler is divided into two chambers, in the forward one p of which the feedwater is heated, and its sediment deposited. The chambers are connected by a U-shaped fitting r, which contains a non-return valve arranged so that hot water is forced, through the valve, into the chamber o when feedwater is injected. The steam pipe g is enclosed, within the chamber p, by a pipe u. In a modification, holes are made in the partition m, both above and below the water line. In this case, the feed pipe projects into the chamberp, and is curved upwards into the steam space. Each firetube is made of two different diameters, the length which passes through the feed-chamber being the greater. The two chambersp, o may be divided by the combustion chamber x, Fig. 5. The pipe u opens into the chamber x, thus allowing the hot gases to play round the steam pipe g. The sides of the chamber p may be joined by an internal cylindrical shell, which is capable of being moved bodily from the boiler, and the pipe u may be open at both ends. A pocket z is provided in the chamber p for collecting the sediment, and a pit or receptacle 7 for soot and ashes is formed at the bottom of the chamber x.
Patent GB-190401624-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Device for Preventing Accidents from Overhead Trolley Wires when Broken.
Inventor: MUDIE ALBERT BROWNE
Filed: 1904-01-22
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 1624. Mudie, A. B. Jan. 22. Conductors.-Relates to a safety-device which, when the overhead conductor breaks, connects the supported ends of the conductor to earth, thus rendering it harmless. Connected to the trolley wire B, Fig. 1, at a point b<1> on either side of the support, is a supplementary wire A, which is insulated and supported from the arm C, as shown at a<1> in the sectional plan, Fig. 4. Double brackets E, mounted on the arm C, are provided with forked contact-pieces e<1>, or their equivalents, which normally envelop the underside of the wire A without touching it. This bracket E is connected to the arm C at e' in such a manner as to transmit any current given to it through the pole, or through a wire connection f<1>, to the road rail. When the wire B breaks, the wire A is pulled down on to the fork e', thus short-circuiting the trolley wire and operating the automatic overload circuit-breaker. A modification is described, in which only one forked contact piece is used, mounted in the upper surface of the arm C and directly over the trolley wire.
Patent GB-190405012-A (GB)
Title: Improved Nut Lock.
Inventor: FUDGE JOHN MILTON
Filed: 1904-02-29
Granted: 1904-03-31
Abstract: 5012. Fudge, J. M., and Fudge, C. B. Feb. 29. Locking nuts.-A spring- steel plate 5 has a square or other shaped hole which engages with a piece 3 of corresponding shape formed on the bolt. The cut 7 in the plate allows the parts 8 to be sprung together, so that they may he slipped under the flanged projections 4 on the nut. Another flanged projection 4<1> on the nut engages with a slot in the top of the plate. The parts 8 may be bent over the edge of the nut, as shown in Fig. 1. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the plate 11 slides between the flange lugs 10. The plate 11 may be firmly secured by binding the ends of the arms 13 over the sides of the nut.
Patent GB-190408552-A (GB)
Title: Racing Pigeon Trap
Inventor: BEARDSLEY ALBERT
Filed: 1904-04-14
Granted: 1905-03-16
Abstract: 8552. Beardsley, A. April 14. Traps; cages.- A trap a, Figs. 1 and 3, for homing pigeons, preferably constructed of wood and wirework, has the entrance b normally clear, and so arranged that the bird upon entering steps on to a floor c pivoted to a support d. The weight of the bird on the floor c actuates, through links e and levers f, wires g, which move to the position shown in Fig. 3, enclosing the bird in the trap. The wires g are attached to the levers f, which are counterbalanced by weights f<3> to keep the wires g normally clear of the opening b. The movements of the levers f are limited by stops h. In modified forms, the platform c is replaced by a perch, and single wires g are connected to pivoted balance weights, similar to the weights f<3>, Fig. 3, without the intervention of levers f, and the platform is directly connected to the wires g by means of links.
Patent GB-190409691-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Memorandum and like Books.
Inventor: BURT FRANK
Filed: 1904-04-28
Granted: 1905-04-28
Abstract: 9691. Burt, F. April 28. Memorandum and like books.-The pages of a book for facilitating the committing to memory of a number of corresponding facts are cut to different widths and folded into a number of columns. One method is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In Fig. 1, the first leaf can be made to cover or uncover the first column of the next leaf. The third column of the second leaf shown in Fig. 2 can be folded on to, and can therefore cover or uncover the second column of that leaf. Other modifications in the method of folding are mentioned, such as having four columns on the second leaf or two on the first leaf, the essential idea being to cover at will one or more columns, leaving the others exposed.
Patent GB-190410936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Weavers' Shuttles.
Inventor: BROOKS METHUSELAH
Filed: 1904-05-12
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 10,936. Brooks, M. May 12. Loom shuttles are threaded by passing the thread G between the prongs of the device B, Figs. 1 and 2, the end of which projects into a countersunk hole E, and thence into a bevelled and enlarged eye C, from which the thread is pulled by finger and thumb. The other end of the shuttle is fitted with an enlarged spring D, Fig. 4, of the shape shown, one end being jagged to grip the bobbin.
Patent GB-190411382-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Girders or Beams.
Inventor: HANCOX EDWIN
Filed: 1904-05-18
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 11,382. Hancox, E. May 18. Girders, columns, &c. are built up of web-plates having thickened edges engaging grooves in the flanges and stiffeners. Fig. 1 shows an elevation of a box girder, Fig. 2 shows a sectional plan, and Fig. 3 a sectional end view. The stiffeners C may be secured to the flanges by riveted angle-pieces instead of the grooved sections D. Figs. 10 and 11 show a plan and end view of a single-webbed girder, and Figs. 19 to 23 the application of the invention to lattice girders.
Patent GB-190411911-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Grooved Driving Pulleys.
Inventor: SCUTT TOM HOMER
Filed: 1904-05-25
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 11,911. Scutt, T. H. May 25. Pulleys having V-grooves for use on motor cycles and other fast-running machines are formed divided at right-angles to the axis, and are provided with a variable number of washers so that the width of the groove can be varied. Fig. 1 shows a pulley assembled, and Fig. 3 shows the parts separate. One side A of the pulley carries the centre boss E and a series of steady pins D between which screw holes are placed. Washers B, B', B<2>, B<3> are threaded on to the pins D to the required thickness, and the side A<1> is then slipped on to the boss and steady pins. The parts are held together by screws C passing through the side A' and packed with washers so as not to project through the side A. The number of washers is arranged to suit the belt or cord, and washers may be removed as the belt decreases in breadth owing to stretching.
Patent GB-190412687-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Sawing, Dressing and Polishing Stone and the like.
Inventor: MATHEWSON ROBERT COLVILLE
Filed: 1904-06-04
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 12,687. Mathewson, R. C. June 4. Sawing stone; tools.-Tools for sawing and dressing granite and other stone are composed of carborundum, corundum, or emery in the form of blocks or discs. For sawing purposes, the blocks 14 are cemented to steel-holders or are grooved to fit into the V-shaped edges 13 of the serrations 12 on the rotary blade 11 and held by pins 16. For dressing purposes, discs of the same material are used, as in Figs. 8 and 10.
Patent GB-190413846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sockets for Broom Sticks and the like.
Inventor: LANHAM FREDERICK CHARLES
Filed: 1904-06-18
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 13,846. Lanham, F. C. June 18. Handles, fixing to stocks. -The handles of brooms and the like are fixed to stocks by means of a metal socket, the part a being attached to a handle, which it partly or completely encircles, and flanges d being fixed to a stock f, which may or may not have a hole for the handle.
Patent GB-190416299-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Internal Screw Bottle Stoppers.
Inventor: MACLEAN ARCHIBALD BRUCE
Filed: 1904-07-23
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 16,299. MacLean, A. B. July 23. Stoppers.-Screw stoppers are made of wood pulp or other vegetable fibrous material, which is mixed with a waterproof binder, such as cellulose solution, and pressed into shape. If desired, china clay, colouring-matter, &c. may be added to the pulp. The pulp may also be pressed into rods, and the stoppers turned from these.
Patent GB-190418117-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Paper Making Machines.
Inventor: BRADLEY JOHN
Filed: 1904-08-22
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 18,117. Bradley, J. Aug. 22. Paper machines.-In order to minimize the wear of the travelling apron or wire which conveys the pulp from the vat over one or more suction-boxes to the drying and pressing cylinders, and to secure in the suction-box a more perfect vacuum, the suctionbox is divided into three chambers a, a<1>, a<2>, Fig. 1, the central chamber a<1> being used for a vacuum box and the outer chambers a, a<2> as water troughs. The apron or wire is supported by adjustable rotating rollers d, which are themselves supported midway of their length by rollers e. Tubes f of india-rubber or other elastic material press against the rollers d, preventing air from passing between the rollers d and partitions b. The vacuum box is provided at each end with two wood blocks j, j<1>, Fig. 4, between which a sheet of india-rubber k may be placed, and which may be moved by turning the screw l, in order to adapt the box to any width of the apron or wire. By tightening the screw q, the india-rubber is forced outwards and a sheet of plate glass r is pressed against the apron, thus preventing admission of air from the ends.
Patent GB-190419109-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Single Phase Commutator Motors
Inventor: PUNGA FRANKLIN
Filed: 1904-09-05
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 19,109. Punga, F. Sept. 5. Motors, controlling.-In a single-phase commutator motor of the repulsion type for railway &c. use, the rotor current is led through windings on the stator, in order to raise the power factor and to improve commutation. The winding 5 in Fig. 2 is wound on the stator and connected to the brushes 3, 4 on the commutator 2. The stator winding is shown resolved into the transformer part 6 and exciting part 7. When the motor runs at varying speeds, commutation may be improved by regulating the number of turns in the winding 5, or by using a special transformer having a variable ratio between its primary and secondary turns. The voltage on the machine may also be varied. The winding 5 may be a part of the stator winding, as shown in Fig. 3. To improve commutation above synchronism, the auxiliary winding 5 can be moved round the stator, or two component windings as shown in Fig. 5 may be used, and the effective turns of each may be regulated. These coils may be parts of the stator winding. As shown in Fig. 9, the stator has a direct-current winding, two points of which are connected to the rotor brushes.