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Patent GB-190012852-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Nuts.
Inventor: SMITH CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1900-07-17
Granted: 1900-08-18
Abstract: 12,852. Smith, C. H. July 17. Locking nuts.-Nuts for railways, bridges, &c. are made by screw-threading a helically-coiled strip of spring material. The helix may be threaded when held either in an open or a closed position. When the nut is being screwed on to the bolt &c., it is held either compressed or expanded, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and is afterwards released when an elastic grip is taken on the bolt.
Patent GB-190017796-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Raising and Lowering Furnace Doors or Lids.
Filed: 1900-10-08
Granted: 1901-07-20
Abstract: 17,796. Strain, J., and Lanarkshire Steel Co. Oct. 8. Doors, operating. The doors, lids, or covers of iron and steel, glass, and other furnaces are raised and lowered by the arrangement shown, consisting of the shaft B with arms A and counterweight F, operated by hand, by hydraulic power, or otherwise. Hooks e on the door are brought into engagement with a rod C connecting two arms A. A number of doors side by side may be operated by the same shaft. The application to regenerative and reverberatory furnaces for iron and steel manufacture, and to brass-melting and glass-melting furnaces, is mentioned in the Specification.
Patent GB-190101328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Couplings of Railway Carriages
Inventor: ALFRED LAUNCELOT JAMES TA T
Filed: 1901-01-21
Granted: 1901-10-12
Abstract: 1328. Tait, A. L. J. Jan. 21. Couplings, automatic.-The coupling-link N<1> is carried by the frame M supported by the rod or chain L attached to one end of the pivoted lever E, the other end of which is linked to the lever f<1> attached to the shaft F fitted with end handles The link N' is placed at the proper height for automatic coupling by operating the shaft F to draw down the link H, the parts being retained by a pawl, not shown, which engages a ratchet-wheel on the shaft F. The lever E is pivoted to the arm A, which may be turned aside, if required, by turning the shaft P and bevel-wheels Q.
Patent GB-190103082-A (GB)
Filed: 1901-02-13
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 3082. Neil, A., Neil, J., and Fletcher, Russell, & Co. Feb. 13. Gas fires.-Ordinary incandescent gas fires are provided with removable or hinged fronts, for convenience of repairs &c. In the example shown, the front a is connected to the body b by hinges. In another form, also illustrated, the two parts are entirely separable, and are secured together by recesses, projections, or the like on the one engaging with corresponding parts on the other.
Patent GB-190103275-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Spherical Boat Specially Adapted for use in Cases of Ship Wreck
Inventor: DUNKEL JOSEF
Filed: 1901-02-15
Granted: 1901-04-13
Abstract: 3275. Dunkel, J. Feb. 15. Lifeboats.-The Figure shows a cross-section of a spherical lifeboat, provided with an entrance c, which can be hermetically closed, and windows d. It contains a deck supporting a number of seats. The space below the deck is used to contain provisions, water, ballast, &c. A vertical pipe e is open above and below, and is enlarged at e<1> to contain a considerable amount of water ballast, which enters from below. A pipe g slides in the pipe e, aud at its upper end serves as a valve for an air-admission opening k. Any water entering at this opening is caught by a shield f, secured to the pipe, which is adjusted by the bolt, h. The boat is suspended by a chain o, and is lowered by a winch. When it is waterborne, the chain n is cast off. The boat is surrounded by a pair of ring-shaped floats, secured to one another at rightangles and resting on rollers q. One of the rings carries a pair of inflated tubes t, t between galleries carrying life-guards or rails u, v, to which persons in the water may cling.
Patent GB-190105045-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pipes, Reservoirs and similar Constructions in Strengthened Cement, Concrete or other Substances
Inventor: BOCQUET FERNAND EDOUARD
Filed: 1901-03-09
Granted: 1902-01-30
Abstract: 5045. Bocquet, F. E. March 9. Cement pipes; concrets pipes; metal pipes.-Relates to pipes, cylindrical reservoirs, and similar constructions in cement, concrete, or other substance, strengthened by metallic skeletons or frames. In the cement pipe shown in Fig. 1, the skeleton consists of the expanded metalwork or trellis Aand the wire B wound around it in spirals or parts joined together or not. A metal strip or band may replace the wire. Asphalted cloth or other impermeable fabric may be interposed between two concentric strengthened pipes forming one pipe, and when joining such pipe sections, the cloths would be lapped at the ends, and the ends of the pipe sections sustained by sleeves or sockets of strengthened cement.
Patent GB-190105301-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Elastic Tyres.
Inventor: RUINI GIOVANNI
Filed: 1901-03-13
Granted: 1901-06-01
Abstract: 5301. Ruini, G., and Zucchini, L. March 13. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic. - Relates to the spring tyre shown in sectional elevation in Fig. 1 with the tread parts removed. The tyre consists of a rubber or similar tube c held between an inner helix a and an outer helix b, each coil of one helix being interposed between two adjacent coils of the other. The parts are enclosed in a linen or elastic cover d around the tread part of which is placed a strong linen or leather strip f provided with a rubber wearing- piece g. The tyre has a core formed by stringing together a number of cork or like discs h of diameter slightly less than the internal diameter of the tube c. In modifications, there may be two or more internal and external helices.
Patent GB-190107502-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Collapsible Tubes
Inventor: BROOKS REUBEN
Filed: 1901-04-11
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 7502. Brooks, R. Sept. 13, A.D. 1900, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Tubes, collapsable.-A collapsable tube for holding adhesive or gummy liquids, particularly liquid glue, is made from a single piece of metal closed at the discharge end B and formed with a cup-shaped depression C, the bottom of which can be easily punctured, and with the other end F folded as usual after filling. After puncturing, a portion of the liquid is allowed to dry in the part C to form a seal, which can be removed by a knife or punctured.
Patent GB-190109111-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Metal Pipe
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1901-05-02
Granted: 1901-06-22
Abstract: 9111. Thompson, W. P., [Kane, T., and Taylor, J. H.]. May 2. Metal pipes.-The metal pipe, shown in Fig. 1, is made by winding spirally sheet-metal strips with overlapping edges and riveting the portions together. The pipe is formed with non-communicating outwardly-bulging indentations to receive the inner heads of the rivets, as shown in Fig. 4. When riveting, the exterior portion of the rivet blanks is left longer than the interior portion.
Patent GB-190112539-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Use in Tanning, Tawing and like Processes.
Inventor: DEMANTKE FRANCOIS LOUIS
Filed: 1901-06-19
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 12,539. DemantkÚ, F. L., and Salentey, L. June 19. Hides and skins, raw and tanned, treating ; tanning, tawing, &c.- Relates to apparatus for use in plumping or swelling and the colouring of skins or hides, applicable also to tanning and tawing, and to the preparation of calf skins. The pits or vats a in which the skins are treated are provided with perforated false bottoms b, and are connected by pipes d. Each vat is at a sufficiently lower level than the preceding one to enable the liquor to flow through all in turn. The skins are hung from rotary frames e, on which are carried the upporting- hooks f. The frames are secured to spindles g, which are bolted to the shafts of worm-wheels i driven by worms on a shaft m. The worm-wheels turn on ball bearings j. An alternating rotary motion of the hides &c. in the vats is produced in the following manner :-A small pinion is keyed on the upper end of one of the bolts h, and engages with a rack z, from which extends a finger y. Through this finger passes loosely a rod t, which is guided in bearings or supports and carries stops v faced by cushioning- springs x. The movement of the rack z by the aforesaid pinion ultimately causes the finger y to engage one of the stops v, thus shifting the bar t and throwing over the belts q, r from loose to fixed pulleys, and conversely. The weight 2 and lever 4 ensure a full and rapid movement of the bar t. The skins are treated successively in the various vats, commencing with that which contains the weakest liquor.
Patent GB-190114044-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Stirrup-supporting Bars for use on Horse Riding Saddles.
Inventor: TOMPKINS WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1901-07-10
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 14,044. Tompkins, W. J. July 10. Stirrup s t r a p s, suspending. - T h e arm d for the stirrup leather is hinged to the piece c, which is pivoted at c<1> to the plate a fixed to the saddle tree. A fixed lug e normally supports the arm d. Should the rider be thrown, the bar d is raised from the lug e, and is then free to turn on the hinge and the pivot to release the stirrup leather.
Patent GB-190116173-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Colouring Matters belonging to the Triphenyl- and the Diphenyl-naphthylmethane series respectively.
Filed: 1901-08-12
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 16,173. Abel, C. D., [Akt-Ges. fiir Anilin- Fabrikation]. Aug. 12. Dyes, artificial; naphthylamine derivatives.- Dyes of the triphenylmethane or diphenylnaphthylmethane series, which exhibit unexpected fastness to alkalies, are produced by condensing with tetramethyl- or tetraethyldiamidobenzophenone, m-tolyl-alpha-naphthylamine, or its alkylated or benzylated derivatives, or the alkylated or benzylated derivatives of m - tolyl - # - naphthylamine. An example is given in which methyl-m-tolyl-#- naphthylamine is used in presence of phosphorus oxychloride and a diluent such as toluene. The dye is isolated by pouring the mixture into water and salting out. It is sulphonated by acting upon it at 20‹-30‹ C. with sulphuric acid and fuming sulphuric acid containing 60 per cent. of SO3, and the sulphonic acid is isolated by pouring the mixture into ice water. The m-tolyl-alpha-naphthylamine used in the foregoing process is produced by heating m-toluidine hydrochloride with alpha-naphthylamine or alpha-naphthol, and distilling off the excess of m-toluidine with steam. The product, when purified, is a yellow oil which boils at about 350‹ C. under a pressure of 140 mm. Its methyl, ethyl, and benzyl derivatives are produced from it by the well-known processes. m-Tolyl-#-naphthylamine and its alkyl and benzyl derivatives are similarly obtained.
Patent GB-190117049-A (GB)
Title: Improved Bed
Inventor: BOGIE GEORGE
Filed: 1901-08-24
Granted: 1902-07-17
Abstract: 17,049. Bogie, G., [Johnston, T. R.]. Aug. 24. Bedsteads.-Relates to a bedstead which can readily be taken down and rolled up, leaving the bedroom clear. Four rods or tubes, having a collar near each end, are dropped into sockets scoured flush with the floor. The hammock or net bottom has an eyelet at each corner. The eyelets are engaged with the upper ends of the tubes ; they rest on the upper collars, and are held in place by knobs. The legs can readily be removed and rolled up with the bedding in the bottom.
Patent GB-190119840-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Filters.
Inventor: WEAVER ROBERT THOMAS
Filed: 1901-10-04
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 19,840. Weaver, R. T. April 26, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Tap &c. filters; cleansing.-The filter block 12, of porous stone &c., is held on a packed seating on the cover 1 by means of a flanged nut 14 on the outlet tube 5. The casing 9 is secured in a similar manner, within a flange 8, by the nut 18 and washer 19, and can thus be removed to cleanse the filter without disturbing the filter block. The cover 1 has a screwed socket 2 by which it can be attached to a tap, and also a bracket by which the weight may be partly taken. Ports 3 conduct the water to the filter block.
Patent GB-190126647-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Retorts for the Destructive Distillation of Shale or other Oil-yielding Minerals.
Inventor: HENDERSON NORMAN MCFARLANE
Filed: 1901-12-31
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 26,647. Henderson, N. M. Dec. 31. Distillation, destructive.-Relates to improvements in the retorts for the distillation of shale or other oil-yielding minerals duescribed in Specification No. 6726, A.D. 1889. Instead of a chamber or space being arranged between each upper castiron and its lower brick retort, the cast-iron retort is carried direct on th e upper end of th e lower brick reto rt. Instead of a single toothed roller being used to discharge the residue, two parallel toothed rollers A, B are used. The shafts F, G, upon which these are mounted, have external ratchet-wheels J, K, which are operated in opposite directions by pawls L, M, fitted upon vertical shafts N, P, which are fixed to and operated by a reciprocating rod Q. The box C in which the rollers work is wider than the retort E. The residue is uniformly discharged by the rollers to a hopper R, having a bell outlet valve R', which is operated by means of a hand-wheel S<1>, spindle S, lever V, shaft V<1>, lever W, and connecting-rod W<1>.
Patent GB-190201003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process of and Apparatus for Drawing Off Molten Metal from Cupolas, Blast Furnaces and the like.
Inventor: LINCOLN LUTHER
Filed: 1902-01-14
Granted: 1902-03-13
Abstract: 1003. Lincoln, L., Lincoln, D. B., and Gooding, C. S. Jan. 14. Blast and cupola furnaces.-The lower part of a blast furnace, cupola furnace, or the like communicates with a reservoir 2, by means of a passage 4, through which the metal is forced by blast supplied from the tuyÞres 6, at a pressure of from 5 to 15 or more pounds per square inch. The metal flows along a spout 8 into a ladle 9, whence it is run into a pig-bed 12, provided with a sow 15, and preferably formed in a car 13. During the normal working of the furnace, the metal is at the level of the tapping-hole 7, and the slag at the level of the slag-hole 41. When it becomes necessary to hasten the discharge of metal, or when the pressure of the blast is too low, the flow of metal may be assisted by means of an exhaust pump connected, at 18, to the reservoir. The pressures within the furnace and the reservoir may be equalized, if necessary, by connecting the blast belt 5 to the reservoir, by means of a pipe. When desirable, the metal can be forced from the reservoir back again into the furnace by compressed air admitted into the reservoir. In a modification, a long inclined spout is employed, instead of the reservoir 2.
Patent GB-190201021-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Switches.
Inventor: CHIPPERFIELD WILLIAM HOWARD
Filed: 1902-01-14
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 1021. Chipperfield, W. H., and Cook, E. S. Jan. 14. Switches of the type described in Specification No. 18,924, A.D. 1900, in which struts or bars working in recesses in the base engage with springs and give a quick make and break. Fig. 1 shows the block d carrying the movable contacts sliding in a groove C in the base. The struts a, h work in the V-shaped recesses b, and, passing over or under the block d, engage with the spring f, being fitted with pins e, for this purpose.
Patent GB-190204982-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Table Game.
Inventor: HAYNES FEDERICK
Filed: 1902-02-27
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 4982. Haynes, F. Feb. 27. Games imitating tennis; balls; nets and screens.- A game is played on a table b, Fig. 1, on which is fixed a net a having holes d in it and a hoop f suspended above it. One player with a bat or with a spring projector, Fig. 6, sends tailed balls, rings, or shuttlecocks through the hoop and holes, while the other player returns them with similar instruments, or collects them in a bag m, Fig. 7, or on its handle k.
Patent GB-190206201-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Feed Apparatus for Rolling Mills.
Inventor: MORRISON THOMAS
Filed: 1902-03-13
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 6201. Morrison, T. March 13. Rolling.-A feed-apparatus for rolling-mills is arranged to transfer a rail or other article from a roller table to a group and simultaneously to remove an article from the group to a second roller table. The rails &c. are delivered singly from a mill to the feedtable 2, parallel to which is a second feed-table 5. Carriers 9 sliding in cross-ways 8 are provided at suitable intervals, to effect the transfer of the rails. Each carrier has a counterweighted dog 21 to engage the rail on the table 2, and a counterweighted selector 27 with a notch 25 to engage the off-rail of the group 29 on the cross-ways. The carriers are reciprocated by flexible connections 12, 13 secured to pulleys 14 on a shaft 17 and passing over pulleys 15 on counterweighted arms 16, the shaft being occillated by rack-and-pinion gearing from a reversible motor. The dogs 21 transfer a rail to the group and move the whole group one step during one stroke of the carrier, the selectors transferring the off-rail. The selectors have bevelled ends 26 which engage plates 30, to free them from the rail and to hold them in the depressed position till the notch 25 is opposite the off-rail, as shown in Fig. 2. To prevent the premature rising of one of the selectors when the off-rail is shorter than the adjacent one, a lever 31, Fig. 4, is depressed to the position shown in dotted lines. This depression may be effected by suitable means, such as an electromagnet 33 under the control of the operator, who operates it as occasion requires. The dogs 21 are bevelled in the direction in which the rails are delivered to the table 2, so that a rail being delivered may ride over and depress the dogs without injury.
Patent GB-190206850-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Ceiling Roses for Electric Incandescent Lighting.
Inventor: SCHULZ EDUARD
Filed: 1902-03-20
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 6850. Schulz, E. March 20. Cleats or holders. -A cord-grip, for use on an arm E of a ceiling rose to support flexible conductors carrying an electric lamp, may consist of two pieces of wood I held in a socket G by a cap J.
Patent GB-190207887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cases for Carrying Binocular Field Glasses and the like.
Inventor: STEWARD HENRY WILLIAM LAKE
Filed: 1902-04-04
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 7887. Steward, H. W. L., Steward, J. J., and Steward, W. J., [trading as Steward, J. H.]. April 4. Field glasses. -A binocular is retained in its case by side springs C, C<1>, Fig. 1, or, as shown by Fig. 4, it may be forced against the cover of the case by a spring J.
Patent GB-190209991-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbines
Inventor: GRAYDON JAMES WEIR
Filed: 1902-04-30
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 9991. Graydon, J. W. April 30. Impact - wheels. - A rotary drum d, Figs. 2 and 3, which revolves in either direction in a casing a has a number of longitudinal vanes f between helical partitions e. Steam issuing from the nozzles h or i impinges npon the vanes and passes through small apertures g in them from one chamber to the other, finally escaping into the exhaust port k. The steam is cut off by the heads f of the vanes, and the speed is controlled by throttling the exhaust. The steam may traverse the full length of the helical passage between the partitions e before escaping or nozzles h, i, and exhaust ports k may be placed at intervals along it and be controlled by rotary valves l, o, q. In the modified form shown in Fig. 9, each series of chambers form a flat spiral, the steam passing through one series from the periphery to the centre and then in the adjacent series back to the periphery and so on, finally escaping at the opposite end of the drum to which it entered.
Patent GB-190220089-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Revolving Book-Cases.
Inventor: STODDART DANIEL ANDREW BELL
Filed: 1902-09-15
Granted: 1902-11-13
Abstract: 20,089. Stoddart, D. A. B. Sept. 15. Bookcases, revolving. A number of sets of shelves 22, with or without doors 21, is carried by a spoked-wheel or platform 12 on a central support 14 having a pivot bearing 16 in a similar wheel or base 6. The shelves are braced together and to the post 14 by a wire ring 17 and cross-pieces 19, and the post is braced to the platform 12 by stays 20. The platform 12 runs on rollers 11 carried in forks 10 on the base 6.
Patent GB-190304662-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Window Shades.
Inventor: MARTEL STEPHEN HENRY
Filed: 1903-02-27
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 4662. Martel, S. H. Feb. 27. Window blinds.-A piece c of translucent cloth or other material is introduced into a roller blind a, and may extend across the whole width of the blind or may occupy any desired position, the material forming the blind being cut away to receive it. The translucent material is first stuck and afterwards sewn to the material of the blind. A design or picture is painted on or attached to each side of the translucent material, the design being arranged to register when held to the light.
Patent GB-190305432-A (GB)
Title: Combined Match Holder, Striker, and Receptable for Embers and the like.
Inventor: CHALLIS CHARLES EBENEZER
Filed: 1903-03-09
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 5432. Challis, C. E. March 9. M a t c h receptacles. - A holder having three cornpartments, D for matches, C for a match box for igniting, and F for burnt matches, cigar ash, and the like, is adapted for being suspended on a wall by a nail passing through the hole A, which is concealed by the shield E. An opening B is provided in the back plate to facilitate the removal of the box. Instead of using a match box for striking, a striking- surface may be fastened on by a clip.
Patent GB-190305566-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Artificial Fuel.
Inventor: BROWN HAROLD PITNEY
Filed: 1903-03-10
Granted: 1903-05-07
Abstract: 5566. Raeburn, H. R. Macbeth-. March 10. Set-off, preventing.-Relates to means for preventing set-off by heating or drying the paper between the first and second impressions, and, if desired, after the second impression and before folding &c. The second impression cylinder may also be covered, outside the overlay, with a sheet of vegetable parchment which has been soaked in paraffin and dried. Fig. 1 shows a machine with two cylinders A, B and transferring-cylinders C, D, of which D is heated, to dry the paper between the impressions, by gas burners E communicating with supply pipes F through a jointed connection G. The cylinder D engages the unprinted side of the sheet.
Patent GB-190315585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Urinals for the use of Females.
Inventor: AUERBACH CARL RUDOLF
Filed: 1903-07-14
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 15,585. Auerbach, O. R. July 14. Urinals.-A urinal for the use of women consists of a basin a, pivoted at i in a fork on the top of a discharge pipe f, which is arranged to rise and fall vertically. The pipe f is connected by an arm g to a rod provided with a handle, and connected by a chain k passing over the pulley r to a second rod carrying a counterweight q. The front portion of the basin is heavier than the back so that, when lowered, the basin assumes the position shown in dotted lines. The user bestrides the opening b in the floor and draws up the basin i n t o position by pulling on the counterweighted rod. When raised sufficiently high, the basin tilts into the position shown in full lines in consequence of the counterweight t coming into action.