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Patent GB-190118103-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Auxiliary Driving Mechanism for Cycles and the like
Inventor: MITCHELL JAMES
Filed: 1901-09-10
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 18,103. Mitchell, J. Sept. 10. Manumotive cycles; brakes.-Relates to auxiliary manumotive driving-mechanism for cycles and the like. The Figures show the invention as applied to a bicycle. In the form shown in Fig. 2, a chain-wheel mounted on a forward-driving clutch on the front wheel hub is connected by a chain to a chain-wheel 8 secured on an axle 9 fitted with cranks having handles 11 fitted with ball bearings, and mounted in ball bearings in a bracket 6 carried by arms 4 formed on a plate 4<a> which fits on the handle-bars and handle-bar stem, and is bolted to a plate fitting on the reverse side of the handle-bars &c. In a modification, shown in Fig. 6, the arms 4 are replaced by tubes 33 secured in sockets 18 on the part 6 and fitted with screwed pins 33<a> and nuts 33<b> adapted to secure together plates 21, 21<a>, which clip the handle-bars as shown. In this form, the chain-wheel is formed with a grooved flange, encircled by a brake band 39 consisting of tubing connected to an operating-lever 40 pivoted to the plate 21, and cut away, as shown, to allow an inner band 39<a> of leather &c. to engage the grooved flange. In another modification, the tubes 33 are replaced by rods which are shouldered and screwed to receive nuts which secure together plates fitting on the handle-bars &c. Fig. 5 shows an arrangement in which bevel-wheels 22, 23 drive a shaft formed in two parts 24, 24<a> telescoping together and secured by adjustable clips 25 25<a>, 25<b>, 25<c> to the steering-mechanism. The part 24<a> carries a bevel-wheel 28 gearing with a bevelwheel 30 mounted on a clutch 32 on the hub 14. A. collar 27 holds the shaft 24<a> in place. The wheel 22 is secured in position on the shaft 9 by a distance-piece 31, which can be replaced by a shorter piece to allow the bevel-wheel to be arranged as shown in dotted lines, thereby reversing the direction of motion of the cranks.
Patent GB-190121425-A (GB)
Title: Roller and Sweeper Combined for Golf Greens.
Inventor: GOLDSMITH FRANK EDWIN
Filed: 1901-10-25
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 21,425. Goldsmith, F. E. Oct. 25. Rollers, land and garden; lawns, sweeping.-Relates to the combination of an ordinary roller with a brush for use on golf greens. The apparatus breaks up and distributes all worm casts and the like. The brush A is provided with two straps such as B', adjustably connected by screws such as C' to arms such as D<1> mounted on the ends of the axle of an ordinary roller E.
Patent GB-190124818-A (GB)
Title: Improved Machine for Cutting and Shaping Wood.
Inventor: FITLER CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1901-12-05
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 24,818. Fitler, C. H. Dec. 5. Lathes.-Relates to a machine for the production of ornamental and decorative work in wood. The rods of wood A, Fig. 4, to be operated upon, are chucked between two plates 36. The two front rods are slowly rotated by screw gearing (not shown), and simultaneously the frames 4, 4<a> carrying the two sets of rotating cutters 24, 24<a> are reciprocated in directions at right-angles by cams 12, 12<a> acting through suitable levers and connecting-rods. On each of the reciprocating frames is mounted a slide with feeding-screw to give the necessary advance by hand after each stroke. The mechanism is driven from the main shaft 2 by suitable gearing. After a pair of rods have been operated upon, the plates 36 are turned round to bring another pair of rods under the cutters, the screw gearing being disengaged during the change. The cutters are formed integral with rings mounted on the rotating axis 22<a>. and the cutting-edges are oblique as shown at 24<a>, Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190200713-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Means for, Effecting the Continuous Spinning and Doubling of Cotton and other Fibrous Material.
Inventor: ALLEN ELLIS
Filed: 1902-01-10
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 713. Allen, E. Jan. 10. Spindle apparatus. - The yarn is spun or doubled and wound continuously on the bare spindle. The driven flyer f is mounted upon a socket b secured in the rail, and carries a removable bearing j for the spindle i, which rests below in a bearing h in a copping - rail g operated in the usual manner. The spindle slides freely through the sleeve d of the flyer, and is dragged round by the yarn, the speed of rotation being regulated by drag discs or weights n, which rest upon a felt washer m supported by a collar l on the spindle; p are guide studs for the weights n.
Patent GB-190201025-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in "Binders" for Loose Leaves, Documents and the like.
Inventor: KRAG ERIK L
Filed: 1902-01-14
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 1025. Krag, E. L. Jan. 14. Filing papers.-Fig. 1 shows a plan and Fig. 4 an end view of the binder, while Fig. 5 shows one of the wires. The hinged back B consists of two parts B<1>, B<2>, to which the wires C C' C' are secured by pins B<6>. The plate B<4> prevents the parts B', B' from being moved towards one another in an upward direction. The covers are flexibly attached to the back by means of the canvas D. Suitably-perforated sheets C<3> are placed on the wires C by turning the parts B', B<2> backwards, as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190205311-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Ventilating Mines, Ships and the like
Inventor: NEAL JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-03-03
Granted: 1902-04-10
Abstract: 5311. Neal, J. March 3. Ventilating mines, tunnels, &c.-Foul air is extracted through pipes connected to a vacuum tank exhausted by any suitable appliances, such as exhausting-pumps worked from the pumping-gear at a mine. The branch pipes may be provided with cocks or nozzles, and a cock may also be placed in the main pipe near the tank.
Patent GB-190205321-A (GB)
Title: Improved Torch Lamp
Inventor: WARD HERBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1902-03-04
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 5321. Ward, H. E. March 4. Spout lamps.-The escape of oil in the event of the lamp being upset is prevented by the provision, at the filling-aperture C, of a tube T which extends into the reservoir and forms an annular recess or chamber A for the reception of the oil when the lamp is not in a vertical position.
Patent GB-190213651-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dust Beaters.
Inventor: SIMS STEEN JOHNSON
Filed: 1902-06-16
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 13,651. Sims, S. J. July 6, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under PatentsAct,A.D. 1901]. Carpets &c., beating.-Consists of a concentric series of coils of wire F supported by wire rings a, d attached to a handle.
Patent GB-190224368-A (GB)
Title: Method of Imitating Tarsia-work by employing Stencils and Corrosive Substances (Staining Matters).
Inventor: SCHILLING HERMANN
Filed: 1902-11-06
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 24,368. Schilling, H. Nov. 6. Woodwork, ornamental.-To imitate tarsia-work, a sheet of tinfoil is attached by tallow or other agglutinant to the wood to be ornamented, and an outline design is impressed lightly in the foil. Parts of the foil are then cut out with a knife, which at the same time incises the outlines on the wood. The exposed wood is cleaned with benzine or otherwise, and stained with corrosive materials. Other parts of the foil and tallow may then be removed, and different colours produced, the parts of the wood already treated being protected with varnish.
Patent GB-190301868-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rotary Pumps or Motors.
Inventor: BUTIN LOUIS MARCEL ALBERT
Filed: 1903-01-26
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 1868. Butin, L. M. A. Jan. 26. Disc-engine type of rotary engines or pumps of the kind described in Specification No. 20,916, A.D. 1902. As adapted for a pump, the driving - shaft l, Fig. 7, enters a hemispherical casing o and nas a grooved boss p, which supports the straight edge of a semicircular plate g which also engages in the slotted end of an inclined shaft h. Lateral ports i are arranged in the casing, and the rotation of the semicircular plate sucks in and forces out the liquid being pumped. The flat side b, Fig. 10, of the casing may have wedge-shaped blocks w to obviate waste spaces in the working-chamber.
Patent GB-190301990-A (GB)
Title: Hair Brush.
Inventor: HOLLAND GEORGE NORRIS
Filed: 1903-01-27
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 1990. Holland, G. N. Jau.27. Hair brushes filled with not water &c. are used for drying ladies hair. The hollow stock is made of two metal stampings 1, 3, connected together by crimping their flanged edges to take into and over the internally-screwed neck on the stock, and it is cup-shaped at the end 20 to facilitate filling. Preferably the handle is of non-conducting material with a liner 17, and a screw stopper 21 is provided. The hollow tenth 14 open into the stock and may be secured by crimping down the shouldered ends 13.
Patent GB-190306242-A (GB)
Filed: 1903-03-18
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 6242. Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Co., and Pickard, G. A. March 18. Shutters; lens fittings.-Consists of improvements in photographic shutters combined with iris diaphragms of the type described in Specification No. 24,319, A.D. 1899. The exposure is made by the movement in opposite directions of two perforated plates 1, 2. Fig. 1, pivoted on opposite ends of the levers 3, 4. The shutter is actuated by a spring 6 connected at one end to a stud a<1> on the disc A and at the other to the end of a lever 5 which operates the lever 3. For more rapid exposures, the tension of an auxiliary spring a<2> is added by turning the tension disc D. The releasing-lever is shown in Fig. 2. It is pivoted on the axis of the disc D, and by lifting the free end B, a stud a<3> on the disc A is released from the shoulder b. For time exposures, another stud a<4> on the disc A is caught by a projection c, and the shutter is held open. For rapid exposures, the projection c is moved out of the way by turning the eccentric E. In the iris diaphragm, the leaves are pivoted to the movable ring instead of to the fixed plate, as usual.
Patent GB-190308524-A (GB)
Title: Draught and Dust Shields for Doors.
Inventor: VAUGHAN EDWARD WELSFORD
Filed: 1903-04-15
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 8524. Vaughan, E. W. April 15. Draught and dust excluders.-A hinged flap B is raised by a spring F, a n d pressed down into contact with the floor, when the door is closed, by a bent rod E, which turns in eyes I and bears against the flap and door jamb. A strip of cloth D is fixed to the bottom of the flap, and a board A is secured to the door.
Patent GB-190312528-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Treating Peat Immediately Prior to Compressing.
Inventor: MILNE WILLIAM ATKINSON
Filed: 1903-06-02
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 12,528. Milne, W. A. June 2. Peat.-Dried and pulverized peat is passed through heaters, and has a certain amount of steam blown into it before being compressed into block fuel. Peat from the dryer A passes into the hopper B<1>, and is carried along the upper side of the tubular conveyer B, surrounded by a steam jacket b. Discs upon the endless belt C of the conveyer fit into notches on driving-wheels D, E. From the discharge spout D<2>, the peat passes within and round the central tube F<2> of the steamjacketed hoppar F. There is a central perforated steam pipe F<3>, supported bystays f<3> and fitted with a valve f <5>. A thermometer f<2> is placed near the outlet from the hopper, which leads to a compressor H of the type described in Specification No. 20,196, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Moulding &c.].
Patent GB-190315555-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Treatment of Distillery Effluents or other Polluting Liquids, Sewage or other Putrescible Material, Soils for Filtering Purposes, and Agricultural Land.
Inventor: HUNTER JOHN
Filed: 1903-07-14
Granted: 1904-03-24
Abstract: 15,555. Hunter, J. July 14. Sewage and foul waters, treating; precipitating; filtering; manures.-Sewage and distillery effluents are heated, separately or together, and the liquor is neutralized before, during, or after heating, by an alkali, such as calcium oxide or hydrate, or the alkali may be added in slight excess, which is neutralized by an acid phosphate. In the case of distillers' refuse, this operation is carried on at the boiling-point. The sludge is precipitated and used as manure, the liquid being discharged or run upon bacteria beds or land, which may contain clinkers and carbonates of calcium and magnesium, to facilitate nitrification, or the untreated foul waters may be so treated directly. Distillers' refuse may also be evaporated and the carbonates of calcium and magnesium or calcium sulphate added before, during, or after the process, all noxious properties of the liquor being thus destroyed. The carbonates of calcium and magnesium may also be applied to agricultural and forest land to promote nitrification.
Patent GB-190319387-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Felt and the Manufacture thereof.
Inventor: MUELLER GUSTAV
Filed: 1903-09-09
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 19,387. M³ller, G. Sept. 9. Felt, possessing a permanent gloss or lustre unaffected by water, and specially suitable for the manufacture of hats or other garments, and for decorative purposes, is made from the usual raw material with which is incorporated artificial silk produced from a solution of pyroxylin, or from a copper-oxide ammonia or a zinc-chloride solution of cellulose. The artificial silk may be added in the form of fibres, yarns, or otherwise, and in a manner to produce designs in the finished felt. Cotton, linen, hemp, feathers, &c. may also be added to the mixture.
Patent GB-190322471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for the Manufacture and Storage of Wine Vinegar for Domestic Purposes.
Inventor: CHOTTEAU-NEE-VELDEKEINS CLOTIL
Filed: 1903-10-17
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 22,471. Chotteau, [nÚe Veldekeins], C., and Disse, E. Oct. 17. Vinegar.-Relates to apparatus for making and storing wine vinegar. A vat or vessel A resting on three points, has a number of air holes C, near the top, covered by perforated plates D, An elbow pipe or inverted siphon H of glass or non-oxydizable metal is passed through the lid and may be closed with a stopper. A funnel is used when wine is poured in. I is a draw-off tap. A level-indicating tube may be arranged on the outside.
Patent GB-190323465-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Flushing Arrangements of Latrine Systems.
Inventor: PALMER EDWARD RICHARD
Filed: 1903-10-29
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 23,465. Palmer, E. R. Oct. 29. Flushing closets; urinals.-The basins of latrines and urinals are connected by vertical pipes e with a hydraulic flushing main d, which communicates with a cistern b ; so that the basins are all flushed at the same time and with the same pressure of water. An outlet h is placed at a convenient level in the supply-pipe, so that the water in all the pipes e stands at that level. An air pipe m admits air, when the level of the water in the cistern sinks, to the top of the siphon i in the soil pipe l. Reference is made to Specification No. 23,466, A.D. 1903, which describes closet basins suitable for use in connection with this system.
Patent GB-190400117-A (GB)
Title: Coin Registering Device for Automatic Machines
Inventor: FENSKE REINHOLD
Filed: 1904-01-02
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 117. Fenske, R. Jan. 2. Registers for the number of coins inserted. Under the weight of the coin 6, a lever bearing a pawl 10 drives a pin-wheel 12 in gear with counting- apparatus. The hooks 8, 9 of the lever respectively lock the wheel and prevent overdriving. The device can be applied to weighing-machines, sweetmeat and ticket delivery machines, gas meters, and the like.
Patent GB-190403985-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Door Checks and Springs
Inventor: BEAUREGARD VICTOR
Filed: 1904-02-17
Granted: 1904-06-09
Abstract: 3985. Beauregard, V., and Gooding, C. S. Feb. 18, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Door-closing apparatus; door checks. -A pneumatic cylinder 18 has at one end the cap 19 with the regulating - screw 37, and at the other end the bracket 20, with a flange 21 forming a cap. The sleeve 22, Figs. 4 and 5, preferably integral with the bracket 20, forms a bearing for the journal-stud 23, integral with the end 24 of the spring-casing 25. The casing 25 is rotated by the arm 26, the rectangular shank 27 of which extends through the stud 23 and is held by the washer 29 and split-pin 30. The arm 26 is pivoted to the adjustable link 52 which is pivoted to the bracket 28 secured to the door-casing. Gear-teeth 35 on the casing 25 engage the rack 36 formed on the rod 34 of the piston 33. The outer end of the spring 38 is attached to the casing 25, and the inner end engages the teeth 39 on the sleeve 22. The smooth portion 40 of the casing 25 engages the curved part 41 of the rod 34 when the piston is driven to the extreme left of the cylinder. The bracket 42, Fig. 7, for supporting the cylinder 18 upon the door is preferably made of sheet metal. The sleeve 43 is clamped on the cylinder by the bolts 49, provided with screw heads. The nuts 50 are prevented from rotating by lying between the sleeve 43 and one of the flanges 45. The apparatus is applicable for both right and left handed doors. When used on the side of the door opposite to the hinges, the bracket 42 is turned through a right-angle, and is screwed to the underside of the top of the door casing, while the bracket 28 is attached to the door. The arm 26 may be fastened by screws to a projection on the casing 25. The link 52 may be pivoted to a projection integral with the casing 25.
Patent GB-190408777-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Attachment of Globes or Shades to Electric Lamp Fittings.
Inventor: WILLIAMS-THOMAS JOSEPH SILVERS
Filed: 1904-04-16
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 8777. Thomas, J. S. Williams-, and Northwood, J. April 16. Lamp shades, globes, and reflectors, and holders therefor. - An incandescent - lamp holder a has a cup. shaped piece c in place of a screwthreaded collar. This piece is internally - threaded, and engages a globe, shade, or reflector e of glass or other material, which has a screwed neck. The cupshaped piece may be soldered or otherwise fixed to the holder.
Patent GB-190409951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving Mechanism for Electrically Propelled Vehicles.
Inventor: KANDO COLOMAN DE
Filed: 1904-04-30
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 9951. Kand¾, C. de. April 30. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to a crank driving- mechanism for connecting the cranks of the motors of electrically-propelled vehicles to the driving- axles in such a manner that vertical strains upon the springs of the vehicle are avoided. The driving-cranks 3, Fig. 3, either or both of which are driven by motors, are mounted upon a spring- supported frame, not shown in the Figure, and communicate motion to the cranks 4, 7 of the vehicle wheels by means of a coupling frame 1. The cranks 3, 3 are so arranged that the frame 1 always receives a parallel motion and the cranks 4, 7 of the vehicles wheels are connected, by means of connecting-rods, as at 6, or links, as at 4, to points on the frame, the centres of rotation of which are at the same level as that of the axles of the vehicle, so that all the driving-forces are transmitted horizontally.
Patent GB-190411404-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with the Furnaces or Fire-boxes of Steam Generators.
Filed: 1904-05-18
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 11,404. Crowther, D., and Glover's Water Tube Boiler Co. May 18. Plates, securing tubes to. -In connection with dry fireboxes of steam generators, the water tubes which line the fireboxes may be screwed into the crown, or may be secured by means of ferrules, as shown in Fig. 6, where the upper ends of alternate tubes are bent to the left or right.
Patent GB-190411512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Cycles and the like Vehicles.
Inventor: JONES RICHARD
Filed: 1904-05-19
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 11,512. Jones, R. May 19. Convertib!e bicycles ; passengers, for conveying.- An additional seat is removably attached to a cycle or like vehicle, and moans are provided whereby a lad or other occupant can assist in the propulsion of the tandem so formed. A strut a is provided with ends adapted to fit against the bars c, e of a bicycle, and carries a bracket f in which the bearing of a crank axle is eccentrically mounted, so that the tightness of the chain g can be adjusted. This chain connects the sprocketwheel o with a double chain-wheel on the main crank axle. The strut is secured by a rod j, jointed to a strap i and carrying tightening-nuts k, a tube l being added to provide increased rigidity. The pillar m, carrying the extra seat, may be in one with the strut or separate therefrom. The device may be applied to an ordinary bicycle, but is preferably used with a specially-built machine, the handle-bars of which would be extended backwards.
Patent GB-190413440-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Displaying Objects for Advertising or other purposes.
Inventor: WILEY JOHN ISAAC
Filed: 1904-06-14
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 13,440. Wiley, J. I. June 14. Advertising; displaying; signs.-In an apparatus for displaying signs, pictures, or other objects for advertising or other purposes, there is seen in succession what appears to be a blank mirror, then a confused image of the object, a virtual image, a confused image, and then the object itself, and so on in reverse order until there is again the substantially plane blank mirror, the series of appearances being then repeated as before. Upon a pair of parallel bars 5, 6, respectively stationary and movable, are hinged by pintles 3, 3 a number of parallel, rectangular, double-faced, plane mirrors 1, 1, the whole being in the front of a box 2 behind the glass window 18. Rotation of the shaft 12 by any source of power, such as the handcrank 17, causes oscillation of the shaft 9 by means of the gear 13, 14, 15, 11, so that, the bar 6 being moved by the plate 10, rigid with the shaft 9, the mirrors move like the slats of a venetian blind first lapping in one sense and then, after moving through arcs of circles, in the other. In the lapped positions the spectator sees an apparently plane mirror. When the mirrors are at an angle of 45‹ with the line of sight, as shown for one of the two positions by the Figures, rays from the object 7 fall upon the backs of the mirrors, and are reflected from the fronts of those immediately below or above, as the case may be, so that a virtual image of the object 7 is seen. When the mirrors are horizontal, the object itself is seen, there being at all intermediate positions a sort of confused kaleidoscopic effect. Other methods of moving the mirrors, such as pivoting them centrally, may be adopted, if desired. The object 7, which may be lit up by electric lamps 8 or 8<1>, or by daylight from behind or in front, &c., according to whether the object is translucent or not, may be changed, if desired, when the mirrors are in the lapped position.
Patent GB-190414359-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Devices for Miners Cages and the like.
Inventor: SUGDEN CHARLES
Filed: 1904-06-25
Granted: 1905-06-24
Abstract: 14.359. Sugden, C. June 25. Safety suspending or retaining apparatus.-To form a safety device for miners' cages and the like, gripping blocks d, with their back surfaces resting against vertical wedges e, are fitted in the slipper blocks a through which the guide-ropes c pass. The wedges are connected by ropes f passing over pulleys g with a striking plate h on which the weighted block i falls when the suspending tackle breaks.
Patent GB-190423330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Built-up Crank Shafts.
Inventor: DION MARQUIS ALBERT DE
Filed: 1904-10-29
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 23,330. Dion, Marquis A. de, and Bouton, G. April 11, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Cranks ; shafts and shafting.-The cranks 1 of a crank shaft are forged along with the discs 2. The shafts 3 are forged with the discs 4. Circular projections 5 on the discs 4 concentric with the shafts 3 pass through the discs 2. The discs 2, 4 are bolted together with bolts and nuts 6 after the pieces have been hardened and trued up separately.