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Patent GB-190007488-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Heating Apparatus with Means for Controlling the Supply of Heat thereto.
Inventor: RATHBONE JOHN JAMES
Filed: 1900-04-23
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 7488. Rathbone, J. J. April 23. Incubators.-Fig. 1 shows heating-apparatus with means for controlling the supply of heat thereto. The invention is applicable to incubators, the tank A serving the double purpose of regulating and radiating. The tank A, containing water and air, or air alone, has a flexible top B, or, it may be, side, which, through the rod C and levers D, G, H, I regulates the heat from the oil or gas burner or other heating means. The lever D carries the adjusting-weight L, and the tank A is filled by the nozzle M. The wick winder is clamped to the crank J by a screw clip.
Patent GB-190007618-A (GB)
Title: A Pipe or Hose Coupling.
Inventor: KOLLINGER JOHANN EVANGELIST
Filed: 1900-04-24
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 7618. Kollinger, J. E. April 24. Couplings, disconnectible.-A pipe or hose coupling, shown in Fig. 1, consists of the two symmetrical parts a, tightened by packing-rings f, in which two off-sets b, c are arranged opposite each other, the guiding-bolt e and the movable bow or fastening d being fixed to the off-set b, while the off-set c has an opening into which the bolt e passes.
Patent GB-190018000-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Overhead Trolley Poles used in Electrical Traction.
Inventor: ROWLANDS WILLIAM ELLISON
Filed: 1900-10-10
Granted: 1901-08-10
Abstract: 18,000. Rowlands, W. E. Oct. 10. Electric railways and tramways with overhead collectors. Relates to a trolley-rope holding and pulling down apparatus. Collectors.-The rope c, wound on two spring drums e, i, passes round the pulley b, to the frame of which is attached a spring pawl d having a ring d<2> for attachment o f the trolley-pole rope. Ordinary variations in the slack are compensated for by the weaker spring drum e, but, if the trolley leaves the trolley wire, the jerk causes the pawl d to grip the rope c, and the sudden pull on the latter, pressing on the extension n of the pawl l, liberates the latter from the strong spring drum i, which thereupon winds in the rope. The squared spindle f and pawl k enable this drum to be rewound. The rope c may be attached direct to a spring or weight released by the action of the gripper d. The Provisional Specification mentions a large number of variations of the apparatus. For instance, a vacuum, compressed air, gas liberated from capsules, or friction gearing worked from the vehicle wheels &c. may be utilized for winding down the rope. A brake or split pulley or other means may be used instead of the gripper pawl d, and a number of pulleys may be used to take up the slack.
Patent GB-190106042-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing Telegraphs
Inventor: KAMM LEO
Filed: 1901-03-22
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 6042. Kamm, L. March 22. Telegraphs.-Relates to improvements in the printing - telegraphs described in Specifications No. 3531, A.D. 1895, and No. 12,013, A.D. 1898. The shaft c, which oscillates and carries the stop arm, is driven forward by a lever m and stop n, Fig. 2. The lever m is actuated by a spring m' provided with an adjusting-nut m<3>, and is limited in its motion by an adjustable stop o ; k is the release catch. The shaft c is returned to its initial position by a cord or chain r, which is operated by the lever s attached to the spring-controlled armature l<1> of the magnet l. The stop pin g, Fig. 3, is attached to a rod i and bell-crank lever j, and operated at the centre of rotation by a lever p connected to the armature h<1> of the magnet b.
Patent GB-190107729-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in connection with Receptacles for containing Adhesives or other Materials Applied by a Brush.
Inventor: AUERBACH RUDOLF
Filed: 1901-04-15
Granted: 1901-06-22
Abstract: 7729. Auerbach, R. April 15. Bottles &c.-Relates to receptacles for containing adhesives or other materials applied by a brush. The mouth of the receptacle is fitted with a hollow, conical plug 1, which has an aperture at its apex to permit the insertion of the brush, and radial slots 2 into which the brush can be pressed when being withdrawn from the receptacle. The slots taper towards the upper edge of the plug, and their edges serve to remove surplus material from the brush, the material so removed returning into the receptacle.
Patent GB-190115824-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Direct-acting Reciprocating Engines.
Filed: 1901-08-06
Granted: 1901-10-05
Abstract: 15,824. Lake, H. H., [Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Co.]. Aug. 6. Undercutting &c. - Relates to direct - acting reciprocating engines, such as are used for coal picks, in which the main distributing-valve is operated by a portion of the motive fluid distributed by an auxiliary valve, which itself is operated by fluid distributed by the main valve. Fig. 1 shows a vertical section through the motor portion of a coal-cutting machine, and Fig. 2 shows a plan with the valve-chest and valves removed. The main valve e works over the ports 16 ... 19, and the auxiliary valve over the ports 10 ... 12, both in the same chest, and each furnished with actuating-pistons j. These work in cylinders with which the passages 14, 15. 22, 25 communicate. The main cylinder a has exhaust passages 17, 26 opening into the cylinder at some distance from the ends, and supply passages 20, 23, the supply passages each being fitted with non-return valve n. The valve e has a cavity 28 wide enough to uncover a portion of the ports 17 and 19 together, and has lap for a part of its width at 24 sufficient to keep the exhaust port 19 permanently closed to admission. In action, the free exhaust allows a rapid movement of the piston to take place at the beginning of the stroke, thus leading to a lowering of the pressure in the valve-chest and a consequent delay in the throwing over of the valve e until the pressure rises again on the passage of the main piston b past the ports 27. Also, owing to the length of the exhaust cavity 28, the exhaust from one end of the cylinder a begins before the admission to the other. Through communication from end to end of the cylinder is prevented by the closure of the exhaust ports by the piston b.
Patent GB-190118630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Locks and Keys.
Filed: 1901-09-18
Granted: 1902-09-18
Abstract: 18,630. Wormald Patent Locks Co., and Wormald, A. H. Sept. 18. Locks, key.-Lock mechanism and keys therefor are constructed so as to prevent picking of the lock. A key of the type described in Specification No. 23,418, A.D. 1892, has a pivoted wing com- bined with a fixed wing or wings, or a series of wings forming a wheel. The key consists of a housing a, Fig. 2, within which slides a sleeve b pressed outwards by a spring b' and provided with a fixed wing or bitt c. A wing d is pivoted to a spindle e located inside the sleeve and fixed to the housing. Normally, the wing d lies within the sleeve, but, when the key is pushed home in the lock, the sleeve is pressed in and the wing is protruded. Fig. 6 shows a padlock arranged to be operated by the key. The bolt g, which is shot by means of a spring h, is maintained in the locked position by a spring-controlled locking- piece i. Upon turning the key, the wing c dis- engages the piece i, and the wing d then serves to retract the bolt. As only a single slot is provided in the keyhole for the passage of the key, and as two bitts are necessary to retract the bolt, the lock cannot be picked. The invention may be applied to lever and tumbler, or wheel locks, locking-pieces i being arranged in connection therewith.
Patent GB-190122833-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bottle Stoppers.
Inventor: MARCHAND CHARLES
Filed: 1901-11-12
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 22,833. Marchand, C. Nov. 12. Stoppers.-Relates to bottle stoppers of the kind described in Specification No. 10,485, A.D. 1900, the stopper consisting of a hollow plug or thimble, preferably of slightly-vulcanized rubber, the closed inner end of which is formed with a perforation acting as a valve to relieve excessive pressure. The present invention is adapted to prevent the sides of the valve perforation from being stuck together by the oxidation of the material, when the bottle contains peroxide of hydrogen &c. The valve perforation is formed by one or more radial slits formed in the end 8 of the stopper, and the sticking of the edges is prevented by inserting in the slits folded pieces 13 of paraffined paper or other anti-sticking material. The end of the stopper may be protected by a coating consisting of a mixture of bees' wax and paraffin. The stopper as shown may be used by itself, but it is preferably fitted with a filling plug of wood, adapted to permit the escape of the released gas between it and the stopper.
Patent GB-190124511-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrodes for Electric Accumulators or Batteries.
Inventor: BAINVILLE AUGUSTE
Filed: 1901-12-02
Granted: 1902-01-23
Abstract: 24,511. Bainville, A. Dec. 2. Secondary batteries. - The electrodes consist, as shown iu horizontal section in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, of a central core a having projections b of any forms and dimensions. The central core may have embedded in it a wire of different material from the rest of the core. One or more of these electrodes, after having been formed or pasted, may be surrounded by a permeable envelope.
Patent GB-190126080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Detonating Signalling Apparatus for Railways
Inventor: FENTZ AUGUST
Filed: 1901-12-20
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 26,080. Fentz, A., and M³ller, A. Dec. 20. Fog and audible signals; indicators and repeaters, signal.-Relates to detonating signalling-apparatus actuated in conjunction with the ordinary semaphore &c., the position of which is also indicated by an auxiliary visible signal. Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the apparatus set in the ' danger' position, and Fig. 3 a sectional elevation of the detonator feed mechanism. The apparatus is located a suitable distance in the rear of the ordinary signal, so as to give warning to the driver before he reaches the latter, and is operated by a slide j counterweighted at j<2>, and connected to the ordinary signal - operating mechanism. The auxiliary visible signal u is actuated from the slide by the arm u<1>. The detonator feed mechanism is operated from the slide by the two levers i, g and o, p<1>. The detonators are contained in the magazine k, from which they are fed singly by the slide l into the channel m each time the signal is put to ' danger,' the slide l in its forward movement also forcing the detonators along the channel until the front detonator rests on the slide b under the flap h, as shown in Fig. 3. The slide b, which is supported at its rear end on a carriage d, is at the same time moved forward by the lever g, and carries the detonator w, placed on it by the previous operation, under the lever t and striking- piece e, so raising the latter into position to be engaged by the train wheels to explode the detonator. The detonator w is held between the slide b and the plate r<1> on the flap r, which is pivoted in slots in the side wings d' of the slide. The flap h serves to protect the detonators in the channel m from the effects of the explosion of the detonator w. When the ordinary signal is put to ' line clear,' the slide j is drawn back by the counterweight j<2>, and returns the signal u and the slides l, b to their original positions, the detonator w, whether exploded or not, being dropped into the chamber q. At the same time, the striking- piece e falls clear of the train wheels. The slide j in its return movement also actuates the lever o, and causes its arm p<1> to push the detonators further along the channel m, so that the front detonator falls on to the slide b ready for the next advance of the side. The movable parts of the apparatus, except the piece e, are protected by a suitable cover.
Patent GB-190203644-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Hardening, Toughening or Improving the Quality of Metal.
Inventor: SIMPSON WILLIAM SPEIRS
Filed: 1902-02-12
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 3644. Simpson, W. S. Feb. 12. Working by electricity.-Steel articles, whether in the rough or finished state, are secured between screw-clamps attached to the base 5 of a chamber having an airtight lid 14, with a sight-hole. The clamps are connected to terminals 6, 7, which are insulated from the base 5. A cylinder 3, containing compressed air or gas, is connected to the chamber by means of a pipe 13, and a belt 10, having two horizontal compartments with apertures leading to the chamber. The air is exhausted from the chamber and from a second chamber 2, connected thereto ; the metal is then heated and rapidly cooled by suddenly admitting the air or gas into the chambers from the cylinder 3. Drills, bits, and all kinds of tools may be treated by the process. The Provisional Specification states also that the process may be applied to metals or metal articles.
Patent GB-190204302-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Nozzle Fittings of Syringes, Hose Pipes and the like
Inventor: PURSER WALTER
Filed: 1902-02-20
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 4302. Purser, W., and Bailey, P. H. Feb. 20. Syringes.-Nozzle fittings, applicable to garden and other syringes &c. are so arranged that two or more jets or sprays may be obtained without disconnecting the parts. A cap a, adapted to be secured upon the body b of the syringe, carries two or more discharge nozzles or nipples e, c of varying bores. A rotatable plug f, provided with a handle, is fitted in the cap, and has an angular portion upon which a disc or valve g is mounted. This valve is provided with a notch or opening g', which, upon rotating the valve, can be brought under any one of the nipples so as to allow a discharge through the same, or the valve may be turned so that all the nipples are closed. The valve is preferably made of stiff rubber, fibre, &c. and the top face of the valve, or both this face and the contacting face of the cap, may be covered with soft rubber &c. The valve is mounted so that it may have a slight longitudinal movement on the plug f. In filling the syringe, the valve is drawn away from the cap, and water is drawn in through all the nipples. The nipples may be fitted with plugs bored with inclined or helicallydisposed holes, or cut with helical gaps, to give a whirling motion to the jets. In place of the stem f, a plate or disc, fitted on top of the cap a and secured to the rivet or stalk of the valve g, may be employed for moving the valve. The nipples pass through curved slots formed in this plate.
Patent GB-190207793-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Life Guards for Vehicles.
Inventor: HARDY ALBERT
Filed: 1902-04-03
Granted: 1903-05-02
Abstract: 7793. Hardy, A., and Voss, D. April 3. Obstruction-removers for electric tramcars &c. Fig. 1 shows the parts in the inoperative position and applied to an electric tramcar. The fender frame carries rollers 9, 10 connected by the wide belt 11 and mounted on spindles 12, 13. Larger wheels 16 are mounted on the spindle 14 having spur-wheels 17 gearing with the pinions 18 on the spindle 12. When the pivoted gate 25 is forced back by an obstruction, the catch 23 releases the lever 22, and the wheels 16 fall on to the rails and drive the top side of the belt 11 in a direction opposite to that of the car, so that the obstruction is picked up by the belt and delivered into the network cradle 19. The belt 11 is preferably fitted with cross-battens.
Patent GB-190208938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottles and other Vessels to Prevent them from being Fraudulently Refilled
Inventor: SOUTTER LILY HIBERNIA
Filed: 1902-04-17
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 8938. Soutter, L. H., [Soutter, A.]. April 17. Stoppers; refilling, preventing.-Relates to bottles or other vessels for containing wine, spirits, or other proprietary liquids. The neck of the bottle &c. is formed with an internal seat c for the conical valve d, and above the seat with an annular ridge or indentations f, adapted to prevent the valve from being withdrawn or tampered with. The vessel is filled through an aperture g in the side or bottom, which is subsequently closed by a cork or stopper h, and a plug j having grooves engaging with projections l on the vessel, the plug being then covered by a suitable seal. The mouth of the vessel is normally closed by a cork or stopper b, which preferably bears on the valve to keep it seated. When the stopper b is withdrawn, the contents can be poured out, but the valve prevents the reintroduction of liquid. The upper edge of the valve may be notched to facilitate the outflow of the liquid, or it may be formed with a fluted crown n, Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190209118-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sanding Devices for Tram Cars and other Vehicles Running on Rails.
Inventor: WAINWRIGHT JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-04-19
Granted: 1903-04-16
Abstract: 9118. Wainwright, J. W. April 19. Flexible tubes used as couplings.-In sanding apparatus for tramcars, to allow relative movements between the car body and truck without interfering with a free flow of sand, the body portion b and the truck portion x of the delivery tube are connected by india-rubber sections z or z<1>, in the manner shown in Figs. 5 or 6.
Patent GB-190213826-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shearing Machines and in Methods of Operating with the same.
Inventor: SCRIVEN CHARLES
Filed: 1902-06-18
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 13,826. Scriven, C., Scriven, J., and Scriven, J. B. June 18. Shearing.-A machine for shearing plates, beams, girders, &c. of various sections is provided with a number of cutting-edges on the ram, coacting with shear-blades on the bed so that the flanges or webs of girders &c. may be trimmed or cut in various ways. The cutting-edges on the ram may be formed on one block or on separate shearblades. In the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the ram g has a projection h, on the lower face of which the block or separate sbear-blades a, b, c are secured. Side blades e, f are fixed on the bed, and a front blade d is secured to a slide i, adjusted by a screw k between the limits m, n indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. The projection h allows the blades to operate between the flanges of a girder, as indicated in Fig. 2. Preferably the projection extends beyond the sides of the ram, to allow a more varied trimming or cutting of the beam, as in fitting the web between the flanges of another beam. The ends of the projecting portion of the slide i are bevelled to facilitate cutting the work at a bevel. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 6, the ram has a long front blade a, a short back blade c parallel to it, and an end blade b. A front blade d is fixed on the bed, and a back blade f and end blade e are carried by a slide i operated by a screw and gearing from a hand-wheel o. The arrangement of back and end blades may be duplicated at the other end of the front blades. The Specification describes and illustrates how various trimming, bevelling, and other cutting operations may be performed upon T and H beams, plates, &c.
Patent GB-190214262-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Making Block Paper Bags.
Inventor: HOLBURN JOHN GOUNDRY
Filed: 1902-06-24
Granted: 1903-01-01
Abstract: 14,262. Holburn, J. G., and White, W. K. June 24. Paper bags, machines for making. A rectangular paper blank is wrapped around a collapsable former, gummed. and folded at the end, and then creased at the sides and bottom and withdrawn from the former in a flattened condition. The paper is placed on the table D, which rises around the former L, a platform G rising with it. A pasting-roller N and presser P then move across the former and fold down the upstanding sides of the sheet. The top and bottom end flaps are then folded by blades S, T, mounted on parallel arms pivoted at s<1>, s<2*>, t, and t<1>, and are pasted by a paster s<1>, and, finally, the side flaps are folded by plates m<3>, m'. The former is made in two pieces, carried on levers b ; these pieces are brought together at the same time as creasing-blades L<1> move inwards between them, and a blade L<3> creases the bottom of the bag. Jaws c<9>, c<10>, which may be operated by stops, seize the flattened bag and draw it off the former. All the parts are worked from cams on the shaft A'.
Patent GB-190217640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Steam Generators.
Inventor: ANDERSON ROBERT HENRY
Filed: 1902-08-12
Granted: 1903-07-16
Abstract: 17,640. Anderson, R. H. Aug. 12. Water - circulation, promoting ; locomotive &c. boilers.-The furnace flues of locomotive, marine, Cornish, and similar boilers are partially enclosed by jackets in which steam is generated rapidly and through which water is circulated. Fig. 2 shows in cross-section the end of the firebox and commencement of the smoke-tubes of a boiler of the locomotive type with the jacket C in place, and Fig. 4 a marine boiler. In Fig. 2, each half of the jacket with its end-plates is hung from the stay F. The end-plate D is perforated for the smoke-tubes to pass through. Openings E below allow the water to enter, while the steam from the water in the enclosed space escapes into the steam space by the openings between the stays. In Fig. 4, the jackets forming the enclosed spaces are placed between the furnaces and the return flues. When the return flues are cylindrical, the water tubes are curved, the lower ends being deflected outwardly to permit of the removal of ash &c. In the case of Lancashire &c. boilers, the end-plates are in two sections bolted together.
Patent GB-190222116-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Presses for Forming Jars, Bottles and analogous Articles.
Inventor: HALEY JONATHAN
Filed: 1902-10-10
Granted: 1903-10-10
Abstract: 22,116. Haley, J. Oct. 10. Blowing and moulding bottles; bottle necks, making.-Fig. 1 shows an elevation of an apparatus for making bottles, jars, and the like from molten metal, in which the article is first formed into a blank in a mould 36 by a reciprocating plunger 9, and is then transferred to a separable mould 37, in which it is blown into shape. Fig. 3 shows a plan of the table 1, Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 a vertical section through a mould 37 having a finished bottle B in it. The moulds 36, 37 are mounted on a plate 35 sliding in grooves 5 in the table 1. The blow mould 37 is made in two parts 45 hinged together to form the body portion ; the bottom 46 has a central depending peg which rests in a hole in the centre of a plate 47, which is attached to the plate 35. From each of the halves 45 is a dependent peg, which lies in curved slots in the plates 47, 49, these slots and plates being so arranged that as the plate 35 is traversed alorg the table 1 the two halves 45 of the mould are opened and closed as required. The neck mould 40 is in halves, which can be moved horizontally towards and away from each other. It is mounted on a plate 31, which is supported by the crosshead 10 so that, after the plunger 9 has roughly shaped the bottle in the mould 36, it rises and carries with it the plate 38 and the neck mould 40 holding the bottle. In the next downward descent of the plunger, the bottle is placed between the two parts 45 of the blow mould, and, at the same time, a blowing-arm 53 is swung into place on the top of the neck mould, and the plunger, in its descent, opens a valve 56 which allows compressed air to be blown into the bottle B. To guard against the stroke of the crossheads being given with too great an impulse, means are provided to limit the movements of the levers 60, 61, which open the valve chests through which compressed air or other fluid is admitted to the cylinders 21 containing the pistons which move the plungers.