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Patent GB-190225684-A (GB)
Title: An Improved See-saw for the Purposes of Recreation and Amusement.
Inventor: DENISON JIM HARRY BROOKE
Filed: 1902-11-22
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 25,684. Denison, J. H. B., and Keeff, T. Nov. 22. See-saws.-A beam A turns about a cross spindle B journalled in pedestal brackets C, or about wedge-shaped trunnions. The beam is provided with wicker &c. chairs D, which can be moved along the beam. The balance and the automatic action of the see-saw is provided for in several ways. Arms, rigidly attached by set-screws F to the spindle B, at any angle, have weights attached to favour a light load and to assist the working by pendulum motion. A weight H can be fixed anywhere along a slide G, and so can assist the balance. A weight J, which slides along a rod K, has a bell-crank lever L attached to it, the arm M of which strikes the ground and moves the weight J towards the fulcrum, thus allowing the other side of the beam to descend more easily. The weight J may be heavy enough to balance a child. The stretching and compressing of springs 0 assist the working. A trolley P runs alternately from one side of the track Q to the other. Pivoted pawls R on the track catch the trolley, and release it when the end S strikes the ground. In a modified form of the invention, spiral or other springs are attached to the beam under the seat D, and these give a rebound. The beam may be strengthened by wire ties. In place of the trolley P, a spherical body may be employed, the pawls R being dispensed with.
Patent GB-190300368-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Type Setting and Distributing Machines.
Inventor: LEBRUN LOUIS
Filed: 1903-01-06
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 368. Lebrun, L. Jan. 6. Type, setting and distributing. - Fig. 1 shows a plan of the composing-machine. The types are in channels 35, and are ejected on to the inclined guide - plate 30, having converging guide-ribs 31, 32, 33, by pushers 36 sliding in guides on a bar 37. The pushers 36 are connected by pins and slots 11 to rods connected to bellcrank levers 10 operated from rods 7 pivoted to the key levers 4. Each pusher 36 operates with three type channels, and the bar 37 is moved to one side or the other when desired by shift levers 70, 71, the slot-and-pin connections 11 permitting of this movement. The rods 7, when moved forward by the depression of the key levers, engage and move a sliding plate or frame 14 guided by grooved rollers 15. Notches 43 of different depths are made where the rods engage the plate, so that its movement is in proportion to the thickness of the types represented by the key depressed. The frame 14 is returned by springs 16 against adjustable stops 17. A pawl 18 engages a ratchet-wheel 19, on the shaft of which is a toothed wheel 20 in gear with a rack 21 on a carriage 22, having wheels running on rails 23. The types pass down the guide 30 to a tube 34 having a spiral groove for rotating them, and drop on to a composing-stick 26 in the carriage 22. The composing-stick 26 is moved for each fresh line by a rack and pinion operated by the handwheel 29. The tube 34 is provided with a rule 40 marked with a measuring-scale. The lines may be justified by space types having springs 42, Fig. 4. The distributing-machine is shown in plan in Fig. 5. The slide 14 and ratchet &c. gear 18, 19 in this case operate a pusher 45, which advances the end line of a column of types placed on a fixed plate 22, and held in place by adjustable slides 50, 51. The end type falls through an opening 48 controlled by a spring 49, and passes through the spiral tube 34 to a diagonal groove 64 in an inclined guide-plate 30. Each of the rods 60, connected to the key levers 59, operates a pivoted guide 58 to direct the type into one of the channels 55. Each channel 55 leads to three channels, the two lateral ones 56, 57 having pivoted guide-plates 61 for directing the types into them. The plates 61 are operated to open and close the channels by levers 74, 75 having operating-knobs 62, 63. The guide-plate 30 is in two parts, each having a guide groove 64, and the type may be directed into either by a pivoted guide-plate 76 operated by a lever 77, 65.
Patent GB-190300401-A (GB)
Title: Miners' Lamps
Inventor: JACOBSEN JOHN
Filed: 1903-01-07
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 401. Jacobsen, J., and Nordquist, G. A. Jan. 7. Oil lamps; lamp brackets.- A spout lamp 12, Fig. 1, for miners' use is suspended on trunnions 11 in two cheeks 9 projecting from a bracket or holder 8 secured to the cap of the miner. The pivots 11 are held in the slots in the cheeks 9 by hooks 14 held frictionally on their pivots 13. As the miner leans forwards, the hook 18 passes into a slot in the bracket 8. The development of a bracket made of wire is shown in Fig. 3. The trunnions of the lamp are forced into the gaps 10, and are held by the spring of the wire.
Patent GB-190301384-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Kilns or Ovens for Burning Earthenware or Pottery or the like.
Filed: 1903-01-20
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 1384. Chambers, G. J., and Fulham Pottery and Cheavin Filter Co. Jan. 20. Kilns; smoke-consuming.-Air is admitted to the furnace gases in pottery kilns by one or more flues, the width of which is co-extensive with the width of the furnace. Figs. 1 and 2 show a front view and a sectional elevation of a kiln which is provided with the single air flue b above the furnace space a<1>, the flue being of the same width as the furnace. The flue may be tapered, as shown, or it may be of uniform dimensions except at its discharge orifice, where it is tapered. The opening b<1> to the fire-hole a<3> is provided. The fire-door c<2> carries the air-supplying door c<6> in such a way that, on the furnace being charged, the air-supplying door must be opened, the latter, however, being capable of opening independently of the former. The doors may be hung guillotine fashion, or arranged for lateral movement, or they may be hinged in the ordinary manner.
Patent GB-190301622-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Gear for Making Screws and other Articles of Various Forms for Attaching to a Capstan Lathe, or Hollow Spindle Lathe with Capstan Tool Head.
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-01-23
Granted: 1904-01-23
Abstract: 1622. Smith, W., and Dow, J. Jan. 23. Lathes; screwing.-A hollow-spindle capstan lathe, such as a non-automatic screw-machine, is converted into an automatic machine by mounting a cam shaft a, Fig. 7, on brackets at the rear of the bed, and providing it with cam-drums 1, 2, 3, 4 for operating the feed of the bar, the belt-shifter, the cross-slide o, and the turret slide t<1>. The cam shaft is independently driven, and operates the various parts in ordinary ways. A screwing- die for use in the turret comprises a die-holder y<1>, Fig. 1, secured to a stem y', connected at its rear end by a cottar y<8> with a clutch sleeve y<12>, which, during the screwing operation, engages a clutch sleeve y<14> held against rotation by lugs on it engaging slots in the turret. A stop-rod y<9> is adjustably secured in the cottar y<8>, and is pushed back against the action of a spring y<17> by the end of the work when the desired length of thread has been screwed, thus disengaging the clutch sleeves and allowing the stem and die to rotate with the work. The die is screwed off by reversing the machine. The stem is mounted in a bush y<4a>, in which it can be inserted by removing the head y<1>, the bush being adjustable in the turret.
Patent GB-190311187-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Sighting Attachments for Ordnance.
Inventor: REICHWALD AUGUST
Filed: 1903-05-16
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 11,187. Reichwald, A., [Krupp, F.]. May 16. Sights and methods of sighting; mountings.-A clamping-device is arranged so that the sight-bar can be simultaneously unclamped from a guidepiece on the gun or its cradle and clamped to a guide on the mounting, thereby enabling the sight to be adjusted by the elevating-gear. In one form of apparatus, the sight-bar A, Fig. 1, is fitted between a slotted piece E, bolted to the cradle D, and a slotted piece C capable of sliding along guides f<2> on a fixed bracket arranged concentrically to the vertical pivot d. The clamping- device is shown in Fig. 6. A spindle G, revolubly mounted in the bar A, has similarly-threaded portions engaging with nuts K, L, so that, by turning the spindle G, the bar A is clamped to the piece C by the nut L, and the sight can be adjusted by the elevating-gear, the upper-edge e<4>, Fig. 1, of the piece E acting as a pointer to the scale on the bar A. A square boss on the nut K engages in the slot in the piece E, and the curved edge I<2> of the boss I of the nut L bears against a guide e<4> on the piece E. A spiral spring M, Fig. 6, inserted between the hollow nut L and the operating-lever N, turns the spindle G, when the latter is released, so that the bar A is clamped to the piece E by the nut K. In a modification, the guide pieces C, A, Fig. 9, are attached to spring telescopic rods C<2>, A' revolubly mounted on a cylindrical piece Q, Fig. 12, which is pivoted on a lug p<1> on the trunnion p, so that the rods C<2>, A', may move with the gun when it is traversed. An extension r, Fig. 9, on the bearing-cover, by engaging above a flat lug C<3> on the rod C', prevents the rod C<2> from moving vertically.
Patent GB-190315766-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Handle Grips for Cycle and other Handle-bars or Levers.
Inventor: DOVER HORACE WALTER
Filed: 1903-07-16
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 15,766. Dover, H. W. July 16. Handles.-Handle grips for cycle handle-bars and other levers are made in a single piece, thus dispensing with the usual end ferrules. A length of tubing g, Fig. 2, of celluloid or like material is placed within a series of composite moulds b, e and rendered pliable by warming the moulds, so that, by compressed-air or other fluid pressure applied internally, the tubing is distended into contact with all the moulds, and, after cooling, may be divided at the meeting-surfaces h of adjacent end moulds e. The moulds b, e of each grip may then be removed and the separated grips trimmed up by cutting off the portions which had connected the contiguous articles. The grip then presents the appearance shown in Fig. 1, and may be secured to the handle-bar by a segmental liner m of paper, leather board, or like material. The moulds b are segmental and internally-corrugated, while the moulds e are continuously circular and highly polished internally to impart a finish to the corresponding parts of the article. The series of composite moulds are kept in line by a casing f.
Patent GB-190318510-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motive Power Engines.
Inventor: NESTIUS OLOF BOGISLAUS
Filed: 1903-08-27
Granted: 1904-08-27
Abstract: 18,510. Nestius, O. B., and Nordlindh, E. Aug. 27. Radial-cylinder engines; cylinders, arrangement of; valves and valve gear.-The pistons of a steam, oil, or other engine reciprocate radially, nearly radially, or parallel to the main shaft 14, and act on the edge or face of a cam 13 secured to it, the pistonrods 16 being fitted with antifriction rollers 15 and at times with rollers 19 engaging flanges 18 to keep the rollers 15 up to the cam 13. In the engine shown in Fig. 2, oil passes from the tank 22 through the tube 23 and the vaporizing-ring 41 into the combustion chamber 27, and the gases are admitted to, and exhausted from, the rear of the pistons 17 through valves 31, 38 operated by cams 20, 21. Water jackets 7, 8, 9, 10 are provided. The cam 13 may be on the interior of half of the case 1 which is then fixed to the shaft 14, and the cam may have rollers at its convex parts. In a steam engine, steam may be admitted behind the pistons, or to both ends of the cylinder as shown in Fig. 10. The engine may be compounded, and the rotary valve 24<1> may have a double set of ports and be arranged to slide on the shaft for reversing purposes. The grooves 29<1>, 28<1> in the valve always communicate with the live steam and exhaust grooves 7<1>, 6<1> in the case 1, and are alternately connected with the cylinder ends by steam ports 30<1> and exhaust ports 31<1>.
Patent GB-190319966-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Wire Grips or Draw Tongs
Inventor: LOGUE JAMES CHARLES
Filed: 1903-09-16
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 19,966. Logue, J. C., Dearlove, J. A. L., and Graham, A., [trading as Graham & Co., A.]. Sept. 16. Wire strainers.-Relates to a tool for use in stringing, straining, and twisting together electric wires, particularly overbead telegraph and telephone wires. The gripping jaws 1, 2 are connected by parallel-motion links 4, 5, of which one is prolonged and connected by one or two links 6 to the shackle 9, workirg in a slot 8 in the jaw 1. A spring between the links 5, 6 normally keeps the jaws pressed together. An L-shaped lug 12 is provided on one side of the jaw 2 to hold the loose end of one wire while it is being twisted round the other by another tool.
Patent GB-190324822-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction of Walls Floors and similar Structures
Filed: 1903-11-14
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 24,822. New Expanded Metal Co., [Golding, J. F.]. Nov. 14. Concrete buildings, foundations; floors; walls; bridges.-Strengthening-bars for use in concrete structures, such as walls, floors, foundations, and bridges are formed by cutting longitudinal slits in flat bars and bending out the portions 13, as shown in plan in Fig. 2, and in section in Figs. 3 and 4. The metal 16 on both sides of the slit may be bent out, as indicated in Fig. 5, or angle-iron 19, Fig. 8, may be employed, the webs being severed at intervals.
Patent GB-190325976-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Laundry Washing Board
Inventor: NIXON FREDERICK
Filed: 1903-11-27
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 25,976. Nixon, F. Nov. 27. Washing - boards. -A washing-board is provided with a rubbing - surface consisting of bristles inserted in the board in the same manner as in a brush. The dotted rectangle indicates the area covered with bristles. In a modification, a number of separate brushes are attached to the board by screws.
Patent GB-190327264-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Sights for Rifles and other Small Arms or Artillery.
Inventor: THRING LEONARD GODFREY PINNEY
Filed: 1903-12-12
Granted: 1904-12-12
Abstract: 27,264. Thring, L. G. P. Dec. 12. Sights.-The gun is sighted by getting the target and fore-sight in line with the eye at the same time as the rear-sight and a subsidiary fore-sight are also in line with the eye. In the form shown in Fig. 1, j is the subsidiary sight, which should appear in the position shown with respect to the points h, i of the rearsight g. The sight j may be provided with horizontal and vertical light-coloured lines as shown or have a central aperture or disc. Fig. 3 shows a form in which the subsidiary sight is a disc l with a circular aperture, which is nearly filled with the disc rear-sight.
Patent GB-190404377-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture and Production of Anthraquinone Derivatives.
Inventor: NEWTON HENRY EDWARD
Filed: 1904-02-22
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 4377. Newton, H. E., [Farbenfabriken vorm. F. Bayer & Co.]. Feb. 22. Dyes, artificial; amido-oxyanthraquinones and their sulphonic acids ; amido-anthraquinone sulphonic acids.-Relates to the production of alpha1-amido- or alkylamidoa2- oxyanthraquinones and their sulphonic acids by treating a-amido- or alkylamidoanthraquinone or their sulphonic acids with fuming sulphuric acid, sulphuric acid monohydrate, or concentrated sulphuric acid, with or without the addition of boric acid. By heating with fuming sulphuric acid, containing 80 per cent. of SO3, aamido-, alphamethyl amido-, or a-ethylamido anthraquinones, or their #3- sulphonic acids, yield the corresponding alpha2- oxy derivatives. The reaction liquid in each case is diluted with sulphuric acid and poured into ice water to separate the anthraquinone derivatives. When sulphuric acid monohydrate, or ordinary concentrated sulphuric acid, is used, it is better to add boric acid to it. In addition to oxy derivatives, sulphonic acid derivatives may also be formed. Thus amethyl- or ethyl amidoanthraquinone, when heated with fuming sulphuric acid, containing 20 per cent. of SO3, and boric acid, yield probably alpha1- alkylamidoalpha2- oxyanthraquinone-#1 sulphonic acids which dye wool violet shades and chrome-mordanted wool blue shades. alpha1-Methylamidoanthraquinone-alpha3 sulphonic acid, obtainable by the action of methylamine on alpha1-nitroanthraquinone-#3-sulphonic acid, yields the alpha2- oxy derivative when treated similarly. This derivative also dyes wool violet and blue shades.
Patent GB-190404706-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Extraction and Purification of Zinc.
Inventor: CUNNINGTON ALFRED VALENTINE
Filed: 1904-02-25
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 4706. Cunnington, A. V. Feb. 25. Zinc.-To obtain zinc in solution from blende, calamine, zinciferous pyrites, &c., the ore is, in most cases, calcined, and preferably reduced to powder. If much iron is present, it is partially reduced by producer gas or otherwise after roasting. The powder is introduced into a strong solution of zinc chloride, sufficient hydrochloric acid being added continuously or from time to time to keep the solution about neutral. The acid is introduced below the surface of the liquid in the dissolving-chamber to prevent acid fumes from being emitted. The liquid is well stirred during the process. In some cases, hydrochloric acid gas is condensed in a solution of zinc chloride, the liquid being added to the leach during the operation, or the hydrochloric acid gas may be led into the solution itself during the addition of the ore. The solution is allowed to settle, and is filtered, and afterwards purified by the removal of lead, copper, cadmium, &c., by electrolytic or chemical methods. The arsenic is removed by the addition to the neutral or alkaline liquor of freshly - precipitated ferric hydroxide ; or the hydroxide may be formed in the liquid by the addition of a ferric salt and zinc oxide, lime, or the like. Instead of hydrochloric, sulphuric or other acid may be added with the powdered ore, the corresponding zinc salt being used as the solvent. The zinc solution, after purification, may be evaporated, or at once electrolyzed to obtain the zinc.
Patent GB-190404877-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Embossing Metallic Capsules and similar Articles.
Inventor: ROBIN FREDERICK ALEXANDER GARI
Filed: 1904-02-27
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 4877. Robin, F. A. G. Feb. 27. Embossing.-In a machine for embossing metallic capsules, adjustable dies 4, 5 are carried on rotating spindles 2, 3, the former of which runs in fixed bearings 12, and is driven by spur gearing from the main shaft 25, The other spindle runs in bearings carried by trunnions 15, one of which is adjusted by a hand-wheel 16 for varying the degree of taper of the capsules. The spring-controlled trunnion 14 is carried in slides 20, and is moved up for a portion of every revolution of the main shaft by means of a cam 26 and levers 29,31, thus allowing the insertion and removal of capsules on and from the die 4. The gear-wheel 37 on the spindle 2 is fitted to a disc 41 engaging a slot in the spindle, and, by altering the position of setscrews 40, the spindles can be rotated relatively without taking the wheels out of gear. The capsules may be coloured during embossing by causing colouring-matter from a trough 46 to be conveyed by rollers to a rotary pad 48, which is put into action by a cam 51 on the main shaft and a lever 53, the bracket 49 carrying the colouring-device being pivoted on a pin 50.
Patent GB-190405079-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fertilizer Distributors
Inventor: LOVE ROBERT
Filed: 1904-03-01
Granted: 1905-03-01
Abstract: 5079. Love, R. March 1. Conveyers.-A manuredistributer is provided with a receptacle 1, Fig. 2, with a rotary beater 3 and a moving floor 2, by which the manure is conveyed to the beater, consisting of slats on an endless chain 4 passing over a driving-wheel 5. The wheel 5 is driven from the travelling wheels of the distributer by the following means. On the axle 12 of the travelling wheels is mounted a toothed wheel 11, which gears with teeth 10 on the edge of the wheel 9. The wheel 9, Fig. 5, bears on its face several rings of teeth, with any one of which the pinion 16 can be engaged by sliding it along the shaft 14, which is angular in section. This is effected by means of the rod 27, which is connected to the slide 22 moving in the bar 23 fixed parallel to the shaft 14 and connected to the pinion 16 by the fork 25. The other end of the rod 27 is connected with a lever, which can be set at any appropriate point. On the outer end of the shaft 14 is a worm 15 which engages with a wheel 8 on the axle 7 of the driving-wheel 5. The worm can be thrown out of gear by means of the rod 37 acting on the piece 35, a slot 38 in which acts on a pin on the sleeve 20 on the shaft 14. The sleeve 20 moves in guides on the bracket 33, to which the piece 35 is also pivoted. The other end of the rod 37 is connected with a lever which, when the worm 15 is in gear, is locked in place, but is released when the floor has completed its travel by the end of the floor striking against the lever 46, Fig. 2. The floor is then caused to travel back to its starting position by the gearing shown in Fig. 4. A sprocket 50 on the travelling axle 12 communicates motion by a chain 52 to a sprocket 51 mounted loosely on the axle 7 of the wheel 5. When it is desired to return the floor to its starting position, the sprocket 51 is connected with the clutch 53, from which it is normally kept apart by a spring, by the link 57, which is attached to the crank 58 on the bar 55, Fig. 11. When the floor is returned to place, it strikes the crank 58, thereby disconnecting the clutch 53.
Patent GB-190408436-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Roofs, Light Floors, Dormers, Ceilings, and the like.
Inventor: GRAY ALBERT
Filed: 1904-04-12
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 8436. Gray, A. April 12. Building-blocks; slabs.- Fire-resisting blocks or slabs 1, preferably hollow, are formed with sloping ends so that coke breeze, cement, &c. may be applied to the spaces between the ends. The blocks may be formed of terra-cotta, clay, iron, non - inflammable wood, concrete, plaster, or the like, and are applicable to roofs, floors, ceilings, dormers, &c.
Patent GB-190409577-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Devices for Locking Cocks.
Inventor: BROWN DANIEL TUDHOPE
Filed: 1904-04-26
Granted: 1904-05-26
Abstract: 9577. Brown, D. T., and Fitz, H. W. April 26. Plug cocks; locking valves; dirt, preventing lodgment of.-Consists in means for locking cocks, particularly burner valves of gas brackets, chandeliers, gas stoves, and other gas fixtures, when they are turned off. A spring-controlled lever 7 is pivoted between lugs projecting from the plug 1 of the cock, and is bent at right-angles to pass through a slot 11 in the operating-key 5 of the cock. The amount of movement of the plug 1 is limited by stops, but, when the plug is turned into its closed position, the end 16 of the lever 7 is forced into a segmentally cut-away portion of the casing 2, and locks the. plug. The plug is unlocked by means of a finger-piece 12, or by jaws a of a gaslighter A, which engage a strengthening-rib 13 at one end of the lever 7. In the modification shown in Fig. 7, which is particularly adapted to gas stoves and burners, in addition to the locking- lever 33, which is released by the handle 36, the plug is further locked by slightly rotating the handle, causing a projecting pin to engage with a slot 28 formed in a projecting annular rib or flange of a socket end 26 of the operating-key 24. A projecting guard is arranged above the key to protect it from dust and dirt. In the modification shown in Fig. 9, the plug is both operated and locked by a bent spring-plate 53, one end of which is riveted or otherwise secured in a slot 51 in the plug 50, while the other end is provided with a finger-piece 56. When the cock is turned off, the upper end 57 of the spring-plate engages with stops on the casing and locks the plug.