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Patent GB-189823109-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Presses for Wearing Apparel, Linen, and the like.
Inventor: WATTS JOHN ROBERT
Filed: 1898-11-03
Granted: 1899-03-18
Abstract: 23,109. Watts, J. R. Nov. 3. L i n e n presses; presses.-Relates to presses for linen, garments, and the like. Fig. 2 shows a plan, and Fig. 3 an end view, of the press, which consists of two boards A, B, which may be hinged together and between which the garments &c. are placed a n d pressed by a screw S acting on arched springs E, e placed on the upper board A. The upright G, forming part of the framing for supporting the screw, is made so that it can be readily detached from the other parts, so that the screw S can be swung on one side to allow the garments &c. to be removed and fresh ones to be inserted.
Patent GB-189823527-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam and other Fluid Pressure Engines.
Inventor: GAMBLE HENRY EMMETT
Filed: 1898-11-08
Granted: 1899-09-30
Abstract: 23,527. Gamble, H. E. Nov. 8. Engines with reciprocating cylinders.-The pressure in the cylinder is made to produce movement both of the piston and of the cylinder in opposite directions. The engine cylinder A is mounted on trunnions eccentric to the rotatory disc C which carries it, and the piston or connecting-rod J is connected to a crank or crank disc which is geared to the cylinder disc so that the two discs rotate in opposite directions. The motive fluid is introduced to the cylinder through the hollow trunnion.
Patent GB-189910778-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Steam Boilers.
Inventor: MEEHAN PATRICK
Filed: 1899-05-23
Granted: 1899-07-08
Abstract: 10,778. Meehan, P. May 23. Water-tube boilers. -A steam drum d and two water drums c, c' are connected by bent generating-tubes h, h<1> within the casing b, and by downcomers i, i<1>, Figs. 4 and 5, of similar form, outside the casing. The tubes are all of the same length. The drums are made flat where the tubes h, h<1> enter them. The downcomers open below into the ends of mud drums n, Fig. 5, enclosed in the drums c, c<1>, the tops of these mud drums being perforated. Blow-off pipes r and r<2> are fitted as shown. The upper ends of some of the downcomers are hoodshaped as shown at m, Fig. 4, to collect soum. The manhole cover s of the steam drum is suspended from a wheel t<1> running on a rail t<2> within the drum, so that it may be pushed back, when unfastened, into the position shown in dotted lines.
Patent GB-189919605-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Manufacturing Seamless Caoutchouc Ware.
Inventor: ZIEGER ERNST GUSTAV
Filed: 1899-09-29
Granted: 1900-07-28
Abstract: 19,605. Zieger, E. G., and Wiegand, E. E. Sept. 29. India-rubber seamless articles, making.-In making articles by dipping a form into indiarubber dissolved in benzine, carbon bisulphide, or other volatile solvent, the form after each dipping is brought into a space through which dry air is passed ; condensation of water on the articles, and consequent blistering, are thus obviated. The air may be dried by calcium chloride, or otherwise, but preferably by cooling, which also condenses the volatilized solvent if the air is circulated through the apparatus. India-rubber, vulcanizing.-Articles are treated with chloride of sulphur or other cold vulcanizing- materials under air dried as described above.
Patent GB-189920031-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Elastic Tyres.
Inventor: DUCASBLE ROBERT
Filed: 1899-10-05
Granted: 1900-07-14
Abstract: 20,031. Ducasble, R. Oct. 5. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.- The tyre consists of a solid or hollow rubber or sponge rubber core b, surrounded by a rubber - coated canvas cover c, which is secured within the rim a by beads d.
Patent GB-189921670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Alternating Electric Current Transformers.
Filed: 1899-10-30
Granted: 1900-09-15
Abstract: 21,670. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Everest, A. R.]. Oct. 30. Transformers having relatively-movable coils for maintaining a constant current or constant potential. In the arrangement shown, the coil 9 is fixed and the coil 8 is suspended from one end of the lever 12, which is supported on knife-edges at 14. On the other end of the lever is a grooved campiece 20, to which the weight 25 is attached. The cam is slotted at 19, and is fixed in its desired position by a bolt 18. It is preferably arranged so that the height of the coil opposing propulsion lessens as the distance apart of the coils increases. The transformers may be fitted in a casing 27 filled with oil.
Patent GB-189922801-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Corsets.
Inventor: LANGRIDGE SARAH
Filed: 1899-11-15
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 22,801. Langridge, S. Nov. 15. Corsets.-The object is to reduce the wearer's figure at the front from the waist to the bottom of the corset and increase the fulness at the hips and at the back. The corset is also so constructed that the size of the bust part can be adjusted as required. Fig. 1 shows a front view, and Fig. 2 a rear view, of the corset. The bones or stiffeners a<1>, a<2>, a<3>, a<4>, a<5>, a<6>, a<7>, as at the front of the corset are arranged as close together as possible below the waist, but at the hips and back the bones are arranged at wider intervals apart. Straps D, E are attached to the busks C', C<2>, are threaded through eyelet holes e between the stiffeners, and are attached in two groups to wider straps G<1>, G<2>, H<1>, H<2>, preferably made of elastic webbing, which can be adjustably fastened together. Similar straps j serve to regulate the size of the bust part. The straps are attached to side steels a<9>, a<14>, are threaded through eyelet holes i, and are attached to elastic bands k, l<1>, which can be adjustably fastened together.
Patent GB-189923270-A (GB)
Title: Locking Appliance for Metallic Bedsteads.
Inventor: REINHOLD HERMANN
Filed: 1899-11-22
Granted: 1900-02-03
Abstract: 23,270. Reinhold, H. Nov. 22. Bedsteads.-In the corner block b is made a tapered recess to receive a bolt g with a curved or square gap i or i<1>, Fig. 5. In the male part of the dovetailed joint is a gap h. When the bolt is turned to the position shown in Fig. 1, the two parts of the joint can be engaged ; on turning the bolt half round by a suitable tool, the edge of the gap i bears against the curved part of the gap h, and draws the two parts together and locks them. The male and female parts of the joints may be interchanged. Figs. 9 and 10 show modifications, in which the bolt does not pass completely through the corner block ; in Fig. 9, the bolt is held in place by a bayonet-joint, and in Fig. 10 by a nut q cast with the corner block.
Patent GB-190003719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Punching-bag Exercising Devices.
Inventor: ALLISON CHARLES ARTHUR
Filed: 1900-02-26
Granted: 1900-03-31
Abstract: 3719. Allison, C. A., [Whitely, A. A.]. Feb. 26. Boxing.-Relates to a method of mounting punching-balls. The ball B is fixed to a stem A, one end of which i s supported by non-elastic cords b connected to staples &c. fixed in a door frame or carried by cords fixed to the floor, the other end being similarly supported by elastic connections D. The cords are provided with hooks &c., as shown, to facilitate adjustment. The stem A is provided with a cup-shaped head G, Fig. 3, against which the inflatable ball H bears, the cover B, which is provided with an opening to receive the head G, being fixed thereto by lacing &c. The inflating- tube i passes through the head.
Patent GB-190005697-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Artificial Limbs.
Inventor: YEARSLEY HENRY
Filed: 1900-03-27
Granted: 1900-05-19
Abstract: 5697. Yearsley, H. March 27. Limbs, artificial.-Fig. 1 shows an artificial leg for limbs amputated above the knee, which will remain bent when the wearer is seated. The portion A articulates on the part B, and is secured thereto by a pin E. The parts B and C are separated by a rubber pad of the shape shown, and are connected by metal strips secured rigidly to the part B and attached by a bolt passing through a slot to the part C. The parts C and D are connected by a rubber pad as shown. A lever H, pivoted on the pin E and secured to the part A at I, is connected by a link J to a catgut or other tendon K, which is passed down the interior of the leg and is attached to a plate 0 mounted in guides between plates N and P connected to another tendon M passing round the heel to the toe D. A rubber cushion Q separates the plates 0 and N, and keeps the tendon in tension. When the leg is bent, the link J is drawn over the pin E, where the tension of the tendon retains it in this position until forcibly bent back again. In a modification, suitable for amputation below the knee, the tension device Q rests on a flange in the part B, the upper part of which is recessed to receive the leg. In another form, for use when only the ankle is amputated, the device Q is carried in straps at the back of the limb.
Patent GB-190011123-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rasp Cutting Machines.
Inventor: MCHARDY JAMES ALFRED
Filed: 1900-06-19
Granted: 1900-09-01
Abstract: 11,123. Lake, H. H., [McHardy, J. A.]. June 19. Rasp-cutting machines. -Relates mainly to means for feeding the bed by compressed air or steam, and to a vernier-like device for holding the bed as it moves step-by-step, but relates also to adjusting the cutter &c. The bed 122 slides over a fixed tube 127 connected by pipes to compression and exhaust pumps 131, 132 worked by an eccentric on the main shaft 7. By means of a stop cock 136, worked by a rod 143 and handle, the tube 127 may be put into communication with either pump or with the atmosphere. The bed is held in place by a number of spring pins 120, Fig. 2, which fit into a series of holes in the bed. The space occupied by, say, eight holes is occupied also by seven or by nine pins, so that a pin snaps into a hole as the bed travels one sixth or one eighth the distance between two consecutive holes. The pins engage with levers 118 pivoted at 117 and operated on by the barrel cam 107. The cam is rotated by pawl and ratchet mechanism by the link 105, lever 100, and cam 98 on a shaft connected to the main shaft 7 by gear-wheels. The cutter-holder 47 has a tubular bearing 49 for the shaft 50, which turns in bearings in the carriage 45 and in the upper ends of links 58 pivoted to the frame. A rod 82 connects the tool-holder to rubber blocks or springs 89, 90, held in place by the metal block 83 fitted in the fixed bearing 84. The carriage 45 is adjustable on the block 41 by the screw 53 with handwheel 54 ; by this means the angle of the cut is varied. The cut is effected by means of the crank 11 acting on the block 41. The lateral feed of the cutter is effected by a screw 40 carrying two ratchet-wheels with the teeth pointing in opposite directions. The pawls are operated by two rods, such as 32, connected to the rock-shaft 19, which is rocked by an eccentric on the main shaft. The pawls are thrown out of gear alternately by revolving pins. The cutter may be adjusted laterally by a hand-wheel 66, which moves the bearing 49 with respect to the feed-nut 59.
Patent GB-190016025-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Soldering Lamps.
Inventor: SVENSON JOHAN VICTOR
Filed: 1900-09-08
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 16,025. Svenson, J. V. Sept. 8. Vapour lamps for soldering.-Relates to a regulating-valve for controlling the supply of vapour in soldering-lamps. The valve spindle a is provided with a pin e, which works in the spiral groove f, and with a lever d, which can be actuated by the finger of the operator. The valve is closed or opened by rotating the lever. A needle g, fixed to the spindle a is adapted to clean and close the nozzle b when the valve is moved into the closing position.
Patent GB-190016429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements applicable to Children's Chairs.
Inventor: MCLENNAN WILLIAM SEATON
Filed: 1900-09-15
Granted: 1901-07-06
Abstract: 16,429. Mctennan, W. S. Sept. 15. C h a i r s.-Relates to children's chairs. The usual table A, instead of being carried on long arms and capable of being turned over to the back, is carried on short arms D pivoted at E to the front of the arms or uprights C. When in use, the table bears on a cross-bar F or against suitable stops. When not in use, it can be turned over into the seat space.
Patent GB-190017689-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Rails.
Inventor: CLAUSS WILHELM
Filed: 1900-10-05
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 17,689. Clauss, W., and Hinzpeter, J. Oct. 5. Rails.-A rib a is rolled under the base of a railway rail, and is cut away where the rail is attached to the sleeper, so that it may abut against the chair &c. to prevent creep.
Patent GB-190022675-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mathematical Compasses.
Inventor: BODEN EDMUND THEOPHRON
Filed: 1900-12-12
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 22,675. Boden, E. T. Dec. 12. Joints.-In forming a knee or head joint for a flat-armed mathematical compass, the part d of an arm is secured between a bent arm b and a plate a by a screw c which may be tightened to any desired extent. The upper end of the plate a has a slot f, Fig. 1, engaged by a removable clamp screw g. The motion of the part d is limited by the arm b which may be bent so as to form an oblique stop. The invention may be applied to dividers.
Patent GB-190102524-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Elastic Tires
Inventor: STARR FERDINAND WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-02-05
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 2524. Starr, F. W. Feb. 5. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic; felloes or rims, - The tyre shown n in partial longitudinal section in Fig. 1 comprises a rubber or similar tread C, secured to a canvas or like wrapping 3, which encloses flat metallic strips 2 alternating with undulating metallic strips 1. The tyre is attached to a channelled rim A by passing pins 4 transversely through holes in the rim flanges and between the metallic strips. The strips and the holes in the flanges may have bevelled edges, and, in modifications, the straight strips may be dispensed with, or the metallic strips may be replaced by flat wooden strips. The tyre may be manufactured in a helical mould with a diameter less than that of the tyre when on the wheel rim, so that the tread is in compression when in use.
Patent GB-190104460-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vertical Boilers for Hot Water Heating and Steam Generating.
Inventor: HULSE WILLIAM WALLIS
Filed: 1901-03-02
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 4460. Hulse, W. W. March 2. Vertical boilers. -A coil C, communicating with the water space, is arranged within the fire space of a vertical boiler for hot water heating purposes or for generating steam.
Patent GB-190106936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coinfreed Apparatus.
Filed: 1901-04-02
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 6936. Automatic Machines (Haydon & Urry's Patents), Ltd., and Haydon, G. April 2. Delivery mechanism; coin action.- To prevent incomplete operation of a push-spindle 1, which operates a delivery slide or the like, two pawls 6 and 7, mounted on a spindle or pivot 8 in a bridgepiece 5 of a frame 4, are adapted to engage oppositely-cut ratchet racks 3 and 2 on the spindle 1. A gap 14 allows a short initial movement of the spindle 1 to cause a coin placed in a guide to be pushed, by a projection 12, under a cross-piece 10 on the pawl 7, which is thus put out of action while the pawl 6 is put in action. When the coin is discharged, reverse movement of the pawls takes place.
Patent GB-190109509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Air-compressors or Blowers.
Inventor: STUMPF JOHANN
Filed: 1901-05-07
Granted: 1901-06-08
Abstract: 9509. Stumpf, J. May 7. Drawings to Specification. Compressing.-In order that blowers for blast furnaces driven by gas engines may be used occasionally to deliver air above the normal pressure, the volume of the air compressed diminishes as the pressure increases, so that the area of the compression diagram may be always constant and the mean load on the engine per revolution uniform. The regulation may be effected by varying the clearance space, by leaving the inlet valve open during a portion of the compression stroke, by closing the inlet valve before the end of the suction stroke, or by modifying the lead of both inlet and outlet valves operated by Corliss gear. The regulation may be automatic.
Patent GB-190116299-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Card Board and like Boxes.
Inventor: ZUCKER OTTO
Filed: 1901-08-13
Granted: 1901-10-19
Abstract: 16,299. Zucker, O. Aug. 13. Making boxes.-Cardboard and like boxes are covered with paper by apparatus such as that shown in Figs. 1 and 9. The covering-strip p, pasted on its upper side, is fed between adjustable guides f, f<1> along a table t having a vertical board b at its far end. On the board is a fixed guide l and an adjustable guide l<1>, the latter carrying removable cheeks n, one of which is of a length equal to the interior width of the box, and the length of both cheeks together being equal to the interior length of the box. The guide l<1> is secured by springs to a spring slide s, which is moved transversely towards the guide l by means of a slide e operated by a treadle. One side of the box k is laid on and attached to the strip, as shown in Fig. 1. The box is then turned in the direction of the arrow, so as to attach the strip to the end. It is then pushed between the guides l, l<1>, when the projecting edge of the strip on the side is pasted over the bottom by the guide l, and the opposite edge is turned in at right-angles by the cheeks n, which, on being operated by the treadle, paste the edge along the inner side of the box. The ends and the remaining side of the box are similarly operated upon, a suitable length of the covering- strip being meanwhile cut off.
Patent GB-190116670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Indicators.
Inventor: MANLEY JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-08-19
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 16,670. Manley, J. W. Aug. 19. Signals, indicator or visible, shaped, geometrical and other, reply or tell-tale, and electric-bell.-Relates to electrically-controlled apparatus for the transmission of numbers, messages, &c., and is particularly adapted for naval and military purposes, e.g. for signalling ranges from the range-finders or the conning-tower to gunners. The numbers, letters, &c. 20 are marked on the circumference of two drums 1, 2, which are driven independently by separate clock trains 5, 4, &c., the numbers &c. which constitute the message being brought opposite the aperture 22 in the casing. The arrangement shown is adapted for signalling ranges in hundreds of yards, two additional ciphers being marked on the casing to the right of the drum 2. The drums are controlled by independent electromagnets 14, the circuits of which are closed by the operator as required, and a number of receivers may be operated by the same transmitting-switch, the corresponding magnets being connected in series or in parallel, the latter being preferred with ring circuits for naval purposes. When one of the magnets 14 is energized, its armature 16 moves the sliding bar 11 to the right, and permits the pallet 10 on the spindle 8 to pass through the notch 12, after which the slide is moved further to the right, and by engaging the pallet 9 stops the spindle 8 at a half revolution. When the magnet circuit is broken, the slide 11 is returned by the spring shown, and the spindle 8 makes another half revolution. The spindle 8 is suitably geared to the spindle 3 of the driving-train, to ensure the proper movement of the corresponding drum. A similar instrument may be employed at the transmitting- station for reply or tell-tale purposes. A wiper 26 may be provided on the spindle 8 to close at a contact 25 the circuit of a bell indicator at the transmitting and receiving stations. To enable the operator to return the receiver to the zero position, an electromagnet 34 is provided, which, when energized by the operator, causes its armature 35 to bring the slide 33 into the path of suitablylocated stops 30, 31 on the drums. Fig. 2 shows an arrangement for winding up the clock train, the ratchet-wheel 47 being rotated by the spring-controlled pawl 45 on the hand-operated slide 40. Contacts 49, 50 may be closed on the movement of the slide, to indicate at a distance that the mechanism is being wound.
Patent GB-190117874-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Fastening Doors and Windows Combined with Alarm Devices therefor
Inventor: COOPER JAMES CHARLES
Filed: 1901-09-06
Granted: 1902-08-07
Abstract: 17,874. Cooper, J. C. Sept. 6. Alarms, burglar and like.-Relates to door and window fastenings, and alarm devices therefor. Fig. 1 shows a door latch or lock. The bolt d, which may be single or double locking, is mounted in guides within a casing a attached to the door post, and is kept in position by a spring o. The bolt is pressed outwards by means of springs e. A plate f attached to a bolt is adapted to make contact with plates g so as to close an electric circuit. When the bolt is retracted, the circuit is broken and an alarm bell is sounded. The mechanism may be so arranged that, normally, the circuit is broken, and upon closing the circuit, by retracting the bolt, the alarm is sounded. The circuit may be connected to a telephone, so as to ring up the exchange when the bolt is operated. An electric wave, or mechanical means, may be employed to sound the alarm. The bolt d is retracted by means of a roller j, or by an inclined or curved block, mounted on the end of a pushrod i and adapted to engage an inclined or curved piece k on the bolt. The push-rod may be connected by a system of levers to a pedal-plate, so that it may be operated by the foot. A pair of rods, extending through the casing, may be arranged to operate the bolt by a pull from one side or a push from the other side. In a double-locking arrangement, a telescopic spring cushion n is mounted on the end of a lifting-rod n<1>, and is adapted to fall between the plate f and the end of the bolt, when the latter is shot, so that the circuit is broken or completed when the bolt is retracted. When applied to a railway-carriage door, the alarm serves to call the attention of the guard to any attempt made to open a door. Fig. 5 shows a sash fastening. A bolt p. enclosed in a casing p<2> attached to one of the sashes, is forced by a spring p<1> into engagement with a hole in a socket q attached to the other sash. The end of the hole and the tip of the bolt are screwed, or the hole may be provided with a slot or slots to engage a projection or projections on the bolt, and the wires h of an electric circuit containing an alarm are connected to the socket. By screwing in the bolt so as to secure the sashes, the circuit is completed. Should the bolt be withdrawn, the circuit is broken and an alarm is sounded. The socket may be provided with a number of holes, each fitted with circuit wires, so that the window may be secured in an open position to permit of ventilation. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 8, a number of recesses t, t<1> are provided in the side frame of one or both sashes, and are adapted to engage a spring catch t<2> mounted in the window frame. Upon moving the sash, the catch is forced back and breaks or closes an electric circuit so as to sound an alarm.
Patent GB-190123414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Safety Pins or the like
Inventor: FUCHSMEYER JOSEF
Filed: 1901-11-19
Granted: 1902-01-09
Abstract: 23,414. Fuchsmeyer, J. Nov. 19. Safety-pins or brooch fastenings are made from a single piece of wire substantially as shown. The coil d may be replaced by a cap or cover.
Patent GB-190123802-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adhesive Mediums and in the Processes of Manufacturing the same.
Inventor: SCHMALFUSS GOTTFRIED
Filed: 1901-11-23
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 23,802. Schmalfuss, G. Nov. 23. Cements.-Dextrin, gum arabic, and the like is mixed with sugar, soap powder, &c., and is formed into blocks for use by damping as an adhesive.