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Patent GB-190111618-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means applicable for Use in Cleaning the Tubes of Fire-tube Boilers.
Inventor: LOSSIUS RASMUS ANDREAS
Filed: 1901-06-06
Granted: 1901-07-20
Abstract: 11,618. Lossins, R. A. Nov. 9, A.D. 1900, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act., A.D. 1883]. Cleaning tubes.-The nozzle of apparatus for cleaning the tubes of boilers by steam is shown in Fig. 2. The nozzle consists of two truncated cones united base to base, and two conical tubes C, D, mounted therein so that a central opening and an external annular opening for steam remain. A closing-plate G and stays E are employed. The nozzle is attached by its screwed socket to a flexible tube conveying steam from the boiler, and the apparatus is manipulated by a handle.
Patent GB-190116510-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Siphon Filler.
Inventor: LIPPINCOIT MARIE GREGG
Filed: 1901-08-16
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 16,510. Lippincott, M. G. Aug. 16. Bottling.-Relates to apparatus for filling siphon bottles with carbonated water &c. The apparatus is fixed by its base-plate B to a wall or other support C, and is connected by the pipe D to the liquid supply. The nozzle Z of the siphon is inserted through an aperture in the washer R, over the end of the sliding tube K, and is forced inwards until the collar M on the tube K is displaced from its sealing-contact with the washer R and abuts against the washer Q. The inward movement of the tube K uncovers the ports S, and permits the flow of the liquid through the ports X, S and tube K into the siphon. The inner end of the tube K is closed by a ball T of rubber &c., which is supported on the spring- controlled seat V. When the filled siphon is withdrawn, the spring U forces the tube outwards to its original position, so shutting off the supply, while the ball T seats against and closes the bore J through which the tube slides. The casing is provided with finger holds, and the siphon lever A<1> can be opened by the palm of the hand by which these holds are gripped when inserting the nozzle Z.
Patent GB-190126344-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Insulated Electric Conductors.
Filed: 1901-12-24
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 26,344. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Emmet, W. le R., and Clark, W. S.]. Dec. 24. Cables.-Relates to improvements in the class of cables described in Specification No. 13,969, A.D. 1900, and consists in winding several layers 2, 3 of fabric such as muslin, saturated with a mixture such as boiled linseed oil and resin, in closed spirals, each layer breaking joint with the adjacent layer. Between each layer is a film of viscous insulating-material consisting preferably of heavy mineral oil and resin. The cable may afterwards be lead-armoured.
Patent GB-190126566-A (GB)
Title: Party Line Telephone System
Inventor: MAYBERRY FRANK EUGENE
Filed: 1901-12-30
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 26,566. Mayberry, F. E. Dec. 30. Telephone calls ; telephones ; telephone systems.- Relates to a party-line system in which any subscriber can call up the exchange, and another subscriber on the same line or the exchange can call up any subscriber, the remaining subscribers having their apparatus so cut out that they can neither interrupt a conversation nor connect their instruments to line. Fig. 1 shows a main party line 1, 2, on which a number of subscribers I, III, &c. can be bridged by terminals 10 and having a common reversible battery A. Each station has a disc b provided with a returning-spring and operated by the pawl armature of the magnet e acting to drive a ratchet-wheel step by step. The magnet e is not polarized, but is connected in series with a polarized magnet f, the armature of which controls a locking-pawl for the ratchet wheel and also a switch for short-circuiting the magnet e when the current is reversed to excite the magnet f. The disc b has a stop c<3>, which in its normal position maintains the bell circuit closed by springs c, c<2> and enables the calling-subscriber to send a call by means of the push d, d'. A second stop a<3> is also arranged, so that, when the selected position of each disc is reached, the bell circuit is closed through the spring a, a<2>. The disc b is also notched in two positions, normal and selected, so that, when in these positions, only the lever C can rise by the stud C<2> engaging in such notch. The selecting-apparatus is mounted beneath the calling- generator, and a balanced busy indicator is arranged so that it is exposed by the forward motion of the disc and restored by its return to the normal. The exchange operator is provided in his cord circuit with the double switch for reversing the battery.
Patent GB-190200113-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Driving Wheels of Self-propelled Road Vehicles.
Inventor: SPURRIER HENRY
Filed: 1902-01-02
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 113. Spurrier, H. Jan. 2. Tyres,non-elastic. -Relates to means for enabling the driving-wheels of self-propelled road vehicles to obtain a grip on slippery roads when required. For this purpose the rim r and felloe f have a number of radial screwed studs b inserted, which, by turning them with a key or lever, can be caused to project radially to a slight extent whenever it is desired to prevent slip.
Patent GB-190207639-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Automatically Stopping Engines for Winding Brass Bobbins used in Lace Making
Inventor: HICKTON CHARLES
Filed: 1902-04-01
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 7639. Hickton, C., and Wragg, W. April 1. Lace bobbins, winding. - Relates to means for automatically stopping machines for winding bobbins when the required length has been wound. At the required time, a cam K on the counting-spindle acts on a lever J<3> on a shaft J<1>, which has an arm J connected by a link I to a rod F connected to the pedal lever D. The effect of this is to draw the turned-up upper end of the rod F out of a slot in a bracket E secured to a lever C. A spring then moves the lever C and shifts the bolt to the loose pulley. The machine may be stopped at any instant by releasing the pedal lever D, which is then drawn upwards by the spring H. The machine can again be started by depressing the lever D. The cam K is carried on a spindle working inside a tube L, which carries the finger L<1> working over the counting-dial. The tube L and spindle M are provided with clutch members N, N', and the spindle is provided with a supplementary dial M<1>. By unscrewing the nut M' and disengaging the clutch members, the cam K can be properly set. The bearing P for the bobbin spindle F is pivoted, and can be turned aside to remove the bobbins ; a connection, consisting of levers P<1>, S, R, Q and a sliding catch T engaging a notch in the bar R, prevents the bearing P from being turned aside till the winding is complete ; the catch T is disengaged by the cam-lever J.
Patent GB-190212515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Rotary Gas Washer Scrubbers.
Inventor: CHANDLER JOSIAH
Filed: 1902-06-02
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 12,515. Chandler, J., and Chandler, S. June 2. Supporting or mounting bearings.-In a rotary gas scrubber, the shaft c for carrying the drums b is supported in bearings at the ends, and in intermediate bearings k, arranged in tubular parts e connecting the casings or bays enclosing groups of drums. Each of these intermediate bearings k is carried by a bracket i formed or fixed in the lower portion f of the part e, which is bolted to the bays a. The upper portion or cover g is bolted to the portion f and to the bays, so as to be readily removable for access to the bearing. Preferably, the cover g is bedded or jointed on flanges l. A lubricator arranged outside the part e is connected to the bearing by a pipe. Pipes p conduct the overflow of tar &c. from one casing to another.
Patent GB-190212695-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steering Devices for Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: PORSCHE FERDINAND
Filed: 1902-06-03
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 12,695. Porsche, F., and Lohner, L. June 3. Motor road vehicles. - Relates to vehicles in which each of the two steering - wheels is provided wit h a separate m o t o r, and d consists in pivoting such motor wheels on inclined pivots, the prolongations of t h e axes of which pivots pass through the contact points of the wheels with the road. Fig. 2 shows an electricallydriven wheel having its hollow journal 1 connected to the main axle 2 by an inclined pivot, the axis of which, when prolonged, passes through the road contact point of the wheel. The end of the axle 2 is provided with an inclined socket 6 fitted with races 7 containing balls 9 bearing against cones 8 screwed into the journal 1 and connected by a pin 10. The steering-device is connected by ribs 18 to the journals 1, which form two-armed levers turning around the pivots. The journals carry field magnets 11, and the hub casings 13, which rotate on bearings 14, 15, the armatures. The current may be supplied by sliding brushes 16 protected by a cover 17.
Patent GB-190215051-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Covering Strips of Wood with Metal.
Inventor: APPLEYARD WILLIAM PATRICK
Filed: 1902-07-05
Granted: 1902-11-06
Abstract: 15,051. Appleyard, W. P. Dec. 26, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Bending; metal, sheet, beading and moulding. - A machine for covering strips of wood with sheet metal has a pair of rolls 21, 22, Figs. 1 and 10, which bead or mould the edges of the metal strip 18 to correspond to the side contours of the wooden strip 16, the strips being fed to the rolls between adjustable fences 15 and under guides 19. The strips then pass under a bridge guide 42, Fig. 11, with a wedge block 46 projecting underneath to gradually bend down one edge (in the example shown) of the metal strip. Fig. 12 illustrates a further step effected by the passage of the strips between rolls 47, 48. The strips then pass under a second bridge guide 58, which bends the edge of the metal strip into the groove 41, after which the strips pass between horizontal rolls 68, 69 and former blocks 72, 73 to complete the bending or covering operation, as shown in Figs. 14 and 15. The rolls are interchangeable on their shafts, which are driven from a pulley shaft 75 and are vertically adjustable by screws with handles 35, 53, 66.
Patent GB-190215105-A (GB)
Title: Handkerchief Holder.
Inventor: BERGMANN NORA EVELEEN PEARSALL
Filed: 1902-07-07
Granted: 1902-08-07
Abstract: 15,105. Borgmann, N. E. P. July 7. Attaching articles to wearing-apparel; belts. - Relates to means for carrying pocket handkerchiefs. For this purpose, a bracelet, finger ring, waist-belt, or the like, made of resilient matenal and bent into a number of coils, has the meeting surfaces of the coils corrugated or provided with projections which register one with another so as to grip and hold the handkerchief between them. The ends 3, 4 of the bracelet &c. are bent away from the coil so as to provide an aperture for the insertion of the handkerchief. Other like articles which are brought into constant use may be similarly held.
Patent GB-190221385-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stands for Motor Cycles, Cycles, and Vehicles.
Inventor: CHILDS EDWIN
Filed: 1902-10-01
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 21,385. Childs, E. Oct. 1. Supports.-A support for motor cycles, cycles, and vehicles comprises two stems a, the extremities of which are pivotally carried at c in brackets d on the frame e of the machine. The stems have abutments or arms f, adapted to engage the pin-stops g on the brackets. On lifting the rear end of the cycle and turning the stand back. it may be secured to the mud guard h or to the frame ; or clips, within which the stand may be held, may be provided on the rear member i. The abutments might be placed on the frame of the machine and the pins on the stands, and the stems may be so provided as to move transversely into their disengaged position. The Provisional Specification states that, instead of stops and abutments, a rack-and-pawl or pin-and-slot device may be employed.
Patent GB-190222139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and Combination of Water Tube Generators and Multitubular Boilers.
Inventor: LOCKWOOD WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-10-11
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 22,139. Lockwood, W. Oct. 11. Composite boilers.-A cylindrical boiler A, preferably multitubular, is provided with depending water tubes C which open out to a lower boiler B, the whole being heated by the same furnace. Additional watercirculating conduits H may be provided as also baffles in the flue space. Field tubes may be also fitted to the lower drum. The upper and lower water spaces of the combination may be arranged at right-angles to each other.
Patent GB-190224201-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Window Cleaning Devices
Inventor: WIMBLE FLORENCE ANNIE
Filed: 1902-11-05
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 24,201. Wimble, F. A. Nov. 5. Windows, cleaning; mops; dusters and dusting - appliances. - The device shown in Fig. 2 is constructed to enable a window to be cleaned readily on its outer side by a person inside the building. The cleansing- appliance consists of wood or other open frame a, covered preferably with india-rubber or the like ; one of the coverings may be of wash leather. A pad of sponge or spongy india-rubber is secured by elastic bands a<3> or otherwise to one side of the device, and clips a<6> are provided to hold the edges of a wash leather, duster, or the like, which may be laid over one side of the device. A flexible connection for working the device up and down in contact with the window D consists of webbing or tape b, carrying cross-pieces at the ends, which are adapted to be held in the frame remote from the glass by lugs or partitions a<7>, to ensure a firm pressure on the glass. The webbing b passes over rods or rollers c, carried by end-pieces c<1> which are fitted with clips c' to attach them readily to, or detach them from, the upper and lower edges of the sashes, which are slightly opened to receive the clips. The cleansing-device may be replaced by a roller connected at its ends to two separate cords or pieces of webbing, or the like, or by cords or a frame to a single piece of operating-webbing. In some cases, an operating-rod, which may be made in sections, is substituted for the webbing. In some cases the rollers c are replaced by pulleys capable of being shifted laterally. The rollers may be fixed on the window frame instead of being detachable. For shop windows and the like which do not open, the operator stands on the side being cleaned. A trough is arranged at the bottom of the window to contain a cleansing-fluid, and to hold the apparatus when not in use.
Patent GB-190227667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Lorgnette and Opera Glasses.
Inventor: STEVENS WILLIAM EDGAR
Filed: 1902-12-15
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 27,667. Stevens, W. E., and Hirschberg, S. C. Dec. 15. Opera-glasses. - A bar m is pivoted at b in a handle a, into which it folds against a spiral spring, being retained by a catch c. Upon this bar m are spring - extended hinged folding-frames k, carrying the objectives, and upon it slides a frame n to which spring- extended folding-frames for the eye-lenses are hinged. Both the objective and eye-lens frames are folded along the bar m preparatory to pushing the latter into the handle a. Upon the release of the catch c, the parts extend automatically into position for use.
Patent GB-190308938-A (GB)
Title: Improved Implement for Treating Soil between Rows of Plants.
Inventor: WILLIS PERCY RICHARD JULIUS
Filed: 1903-04-21
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 8938. Willis, P. R. J., [Hanson, T.]. April 21. Cultivators; rollers, land. - Relates to the construction of an implement specially intended for stirring and pulverizing the land between rows of crops. The main frame 1, consisting of parallel bars, is supported in front on a wheel 2 and at the rear on pulverizing-rollers 4 mounted in a segmental frame 12 pivoted at 13 so that the height of the frame 1 can be adjusted. Standards 5 slide on the frame 1 and are secured in position by setscrews 27. A collapsable quadrilateral frame 6 composed of jointed bars 19 is carried by the standards 5. The frame 6 is provided with cross braces pivoted at the corners and provided at their inner ends with sockets, into which arms on a central piece fit, and in which they are secured by set-screws. Handles 37 are pivoted to the frame 6 in such a way that they can be employed for extending or collapsing the frame 6. Curved stirring - blades 7 are secured to the bars 19. The blades 7, placed in front of the frame 6, are set to turn the soil inwardly, while those at the rear of the frame turn the soil outwardly. The Specification states that the implement may be used with either the stirring or the pulverizing tools only. The draught attachment 3 is connected to the frame 1 by the upright 10 and to the standards 5 by the braces 57, 58.
Patent GB-190316439-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Motor Vehicles and the like.
Inventor: BOLLEE LEON
Filed: 1903-07-25
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 16,439. BollÚe, L. March 7, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to the mounting of the engine and gear box of a motor road vehicle on the frame, and the method of connecting these to allow for the twisting of the frame of the car. Fig. 1 shows a plan of the frame of a vehicle carrying the motor and gearing, the engine 8 being secured to the frame 10 by means of lugs 9 and the pivot pin 11. The lugs 9 are connected to the frame 10 by bolts fitted with spring washers 15, contact being made at a convex surface 16, as shown in Fig. 2, to allow for slight displacement of the parts. The pivot pin 11 is carried in a bearing 12, as shown in Fig. 3, and hollowed to receive the handle 13 for starting the engine. The gear box 18 is also attached to the frame at three points, being extended in the form of sleeves or tubes 19 at the ends, strong enough to support its weight. These sleeves or tubes carry the bearings 27, 28 for the countershaft sprocket-wheels 29, and are mounted freely in bearings in the frame of the car. The front of the gear box is suspended from the frame by a rod 24 having ball joint connections with the parts 25, 26. The connecting- shaft 30 carries a universal joint 31 at the gear box end and is connected to the clutch member 32 through a universal joint 44 on the sleeve 33 which carries the spring 34, as shown in Fig. 7. Bv means of ball-and-socket joints 38, 40, the fork 35 operating the clutch is allowed to follow the movements of the shaft 30, this fork being actuated by a foot-lever connected to the lever 42, which is fulcrumed at 36. By this arrangement, the clutch member 32 is allowed to rotate in a plane normal to the engine shaft.
Patent GB-190319256-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Fire Alarm.
Inventor: BEAULIEU DAMASE
Filed: 1903-09-07
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 19,256. Beaulieu, D. Sept. 7. Alarms, fire.-A fusible or combustible thread 15 stretched between horns 14 retains the bolt 11, which is urged inwards by the spring 13. When flames touch the thread, it is fused or consumed ; the spring 13 then forces the head 12 upon contact plates 5 countersunk in the base 1, which is recessed as shown. A bell circuit is thus completed.
Patent GB-190323076-A (GB)
Title: Device for Turning the Blank in Step by Step Rolling Mills.
Inventor: MANNESMANN MAX
Filed: 1903-10-24
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 23,076. Mannesmann, M. Oct. 24. Rolling.-In a device for turning the blank in step by step rolling-mills, the mandrel d is provided with a ratchet-wheel m working with pawls l on a sleeve h, carried by slides t connected to the mandrel. The sleeve h has a stud h<1> which engages with the helical groove p in the movable carriage s which has springs for moving forward the blank w: The continuation of the groove away from the rolls is straight. The carriage may be stationary, and, in this case, the groove is made longer and of uniform pitch in a tube on the carriage, the sleeve h being fitted between pistons acting as slides for guiding the mandrel.
Patent GB-190327107-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Furnace and other Doors.
Inventor: TIMMIS GEORGE HERBERT
Filed: 1903-12-11
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 27,107. Timmis, G. H. Dec. 11. Furnace &c. door fastenings.-Relates to means for securing a furnace or other door at the top and bottom, so that there may be an even pressure on the door at all points. A crank D, which is pivotally mounted on a boss B formed on the door A, is provided with a stud E to work in a slot E' in the boss, and carries a balance-weight G having a handle G<1>. A pin H is secured by a nut to the crank, and is slotted to receive a lever I, the centre of which is pivoted to the pin by a rivet I<2>. To fasten the door, the crank D and balance-weight G are brought to a horizontal position, and a bolt K<1> is screwed through an eye K at the end of the lever and pressed against the upper part of the door, so that a projection I<1> at the other end of the lever is forced against the lower part of the door. Studs L, L<1> are fitted to the door and door frame respectively, to limit the movement of the lever I.
Patent GB-190328209-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drop Stamp or other similarly Acting Hammers.
Inventor: BRETT BERNARD
Filed: 1903-12-23
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 28,209. Brett, B., and Brett, J. Dec. 23. Hammers, power ; steam hammers. - Steamoperated drop hammers are provided with means for lifting and taking up the lap of the ropes or bands &c. and with adjustable guides connected to the valves and d to a treadle. The adjustable guides may be used with any form of drop hammer. The front cover of a cylinder 12, Fig. 1, is formed with an extension 13 provided with a bearing for the partially rotatable piston shaft 19, and with a roller-borne ring or rings 23 kept in place by a flange on the extension. An arm 27 on the shaft 19 oscillates between buffers 31, and carries a pulley which receives the lifting-rope and laps it round the ring 23 to raise the hammer head. Inclined columns 15 of H or like section support correspondingly-tapered guides 33 slideable on the columns and provided with retaining-plates 36 and rollers 37. The lowest position of the guides is determined by adjustable stoprods 46. Springs 39 normally keep the guides raised, in which position they clamp the hammer head. Brackets 42 connected to a treadle provide means for depressing the guides, a detent 50 holding the treadle down as required. The valve-rod passes through a hole in one of the brackets 42 and carries nuts 55 so that steam is cut off when the guides rise to grip the hammer head.
Patent GB-190409092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Windows or Casements.
Inventor: EDLAND WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1904-04-20
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 9092. Edland, W. J. April 20. Casements.-A casement window, fanlight, skylight, or the like b is hinged to a bar d pivoted at e so that, when opened as shown, the outside of the casement is accessible, for cleaning, through the opening between the bar d and frame. Thumbscrews f or the like secure the bar to the frame.
Patent GB-190411854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Filters.
Inventor: KATHOL WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-05-24
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 11,854. Kathol, W. July 3, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Tank and bag filters.-A tank filter, especially suitable for use in sugar manufacture, is provided with a number of bags, through which the liquid filters inwards, passing off by the pipe F to the trough I. The liquid enters at A' ; the unfiltered part may be drawn off through the valve A<3>. The bags are held in a vertical position by the weight of a rod D and bow C<1>. The sleeve B<1> of the bag is tightly bound to the pipe F. Both the pipe F and the bow C' are of such a size as to cause the bag to hang in folds. The pipe F is provided with a cross-pin F<2> moving in slots on an extension L. The spring M in this extension forces the pipe F against a rubber gasket K, forming a water-tight joint. In another form of apparatus, the spring and extension are omitted and the pipe F is screwed on to the pipe e. The rod and bow are also replaced by a spring bow.