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Patent GB-189804929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Railway Conduits and Conductors.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1898-02-28
Granted: 1899-02-28
Abstract: 4929. Boult, A. J., [Snyers, R.]. Feb. 28. Electric railways on the conduit system. Conduits; collectors. - Conductor conduits are constructed as shown in Fig. 2. The conductor C is made in lengths, and carried in a trough G of paper pulp and bitumen, or other insulating- material. The trough G and a steel section F are carried near another section F' by cross-bearers in a sheet-metal casing N, through which water drains away. A cover-plate D affords access to the casing. The section F<1> may be a rail, as shown, or may contain an insulating-trough for a second conductor. Current is collected from the conductor C by wheels held by spring levers on a trolley carried by rails R, R<1>, which may be insulated and used as return conductors. The trolley carries a movable conducting vertical blade, enclosed in insulating-material in a steel casing, which projects between the sections F, F<1>, and is connected by cords with the car. Where conduits cross, the insulating-troughs and conductors are interrupted by slots only. At points, the insulating-trough, conductor, and trolley rails are placed in a sheetmetal casing C<2>, Fig. 4, slotted at the top and movable laterally below the slotted top of the outer fixed casing F, about a pivot at one end. In order to give room for this, the trolley rails are lower at the points, short inclines being provided at the ends of such parts.
Patent GB-189804957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Looms for Automatically Feeding (without Stopping the Loom) a Fresh Supply of Measured Lengths of Weft to Shuttles when the Weft is Exhausted.
Inventor: HOLLINGWORTH EDWARD
Filed: 1898-03-01
Granted: 1898-10-22
Abstract: 4957. Hollingworth, E., [Crompton, R., and Wyman, H.]. March 1. Loom shuttles, changing bobbins and the like in, automatically.-The bobbins are transferred from a bobbin feeder in the manner described in the abridgment of Specification No. 4956, A.D. 1898, but in this case the transfer is effected after a definite number of picks. Measuring means for this purpose consist preferably of two ratchetwheels 201, 202 for each shuttle, one wheel having a tooth more than the other and both being operated by a pawl 203 from an arm 210 on the rocking shaft h<9>. The flanges of these wheels have each an opening equal to half the sectional area of a leg 204 resting upon them, so that, when these openings register, the leg drops and, by means of a rocking arm on a pin 209, depresses a finger 217 below a swinging catch m<12> on a vertical slide e<12> guided in arms on a rock shaft b<12>. The leg is then raised again instantly by the motion of the ratchetwheels, and this lifts a finger f<12> on the slide e" into engagement with the hook n<12> of the catch h<10> and thus turns the rock shaft b<12> and by means of an arm c<12> slides the rod H<5> laterally into position to transfer a fresh bobbin from the feeder to a shuttle. The weft-fork acts in the usual manner, but, in order to allow it to actuate the stop-rod H<5> in all positions, a deep groove is formed across its slide-bar to receive the broad end of the finger on the stop-rod. When the weft-fork acts to turn the stop-rod H<5>, it also causes an arm 404 on the rod to lift a slide 401 in a stand 400 into position to engage with the shoulder h<13> of the catch h<10> and thus put the pattern mechanism out of action. The pawls 203, 304 for the two separate shuttles are controlled by connections 300, 301, 302, 303 from the shaft G', so that they only operate when the corresponding shuttle is in action.
Patent GB-189806769-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Joints for Tubular Articles.
Inventor: HALIFAX JOSEPH NATHANIEL
Filed: 1898-03-19
Granted: 1898-07-09
Abstract: 6769. Halifax, J. N. March 19. Joints for tubular framework, of the kind described in Specification No. 18,362, A.D. 1895, shown as applied to a bicycle frame. The tube B and the sleeve C within it are expanded into contact with the roughened inner surface of the socket A<2> by means of a tube expander or otherwise. The sleeve C, which is rendered hard and somewhat brittle by the action of the rollers, prevents a similar effect on the portion of B within the socket, and is extended outside the socket to give increased stiffness.
Patent GB-189809756-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Fastening of Riding Breeches and Knicker-bockers at the Knees.
Inventor: O'BRIEN SYLVESTER
Filed: 1898-04-28
Granted: 1898-08-13
Abstract: 9756. O'Brien, S. April 28. Knickerbockers; riding - breeches. -- The part of the legs below the knee is caused to fit closely to the leg by providing t h e openings in t h e legs with a piece of elastic D stitched along the underside of the edges of the opening. The openings are fastened with buttons or laces B.
Patent GB-189810766-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Mouthpiece or Tip for Cigarettes.
Inventor: GLOAG FREDERICK ROBERT MARTIN
Filed: 1898-05-11
Granted: 1899-04-01
Abstract: 10,766. Gloag, F. R. M., and Gloag, J., [trading as Gloag & Co., R. P.]. May 11. Cigarettes.-A piece of cork of the same form in cross-section as the cigarette is bored with one or more holes and placed at one end of the tobacco, being partly enclosed in the paper or wrapper. A piece of chemical wool may be placed between the cork and the tobacco. A quill may be fixed in one end of the cork, and extended into the tobacco to assist in firmly attaching the mouthpiece to the cigarette.
Patent GB-189810774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Distilling and Rectifying Apparatus.
Inventor: SKASSA ALFRED
Filed: 1898-05-11
Granted: 1899-02-18
Abstract: 10,774. Skassa, A. May 11. Indicating rate of distillation.-In apparatus for the distillation and rectification of spirits, an appliance is provided on the low wine pipes for observing the rate of flow through them. A copper ball C is placed between the pipes P, P' and has peep-holes A, through which can be observed a scale B, each division of which represents a known quantity of liquid per hour passing from the dephlegmators to the rectifier.
Patent GB-189814253-A (GB)
Title: The Manufacture and Production of Azo-colouring-matters and Materials for use therefor.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1898-06-28
Granted: 1899-06-02
Abstract: 14,253. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik.] June 28. o-Nitro-p-amidophenol-o-sulphonic acid is produced by nitrating p-amidophenol-o-sulphonic acid, taking care that the temperature always remains below 0‹ C. The mixture is poured upon ice, and the separated nitro acid is washed, pressed, and dried. It is insoluble in cold water and alcohol, but may be crystallized in pale reddish-brown crystals from hot water. It yields both a mono- and a di-acid sodium salt. Dyes, artificial.-New black disazo dyes for wool, which withstand light, and when treated on the dyed goods with chromates acquire a greener or deeper black shade and increased fastness against washing and fulling, are produced from the foregoing o-nitro-p-amidophenol-o-sulphonic acid as follows :-The diazo compound of the nitroamidophenol sulphonic acid is combined with a suitable middle component, such as alpha-naphthylamine or ClÚve's sulphonic acids thereof, and the amidoazo product is further diazotized and combined with a suitable end component. Combinations are described in which one of the following end components is used, viz. :-1-naphthol-4- or 4<1>-sulphonic acid, 2-naphthol-31-sulphonic acid or 3 : 3<1>-disulphonic acid, #-naphthol, or a dioxynaphthalene or amidonaphthol sulphonic acid.
Patent GB-189816535-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cornice Pole Rings.
Inventor: GIBBONS WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1898-07-29
Granted: 1899-07-29
Abstract: 16,535. Gibbons, W. J. July 29. Curtains, drawing and suspending.-The ends of a cornice-pole ring are united without the aid of solder by means of a short socket, Fig. 2, formed from a sheet-metal blank with two slots diametrically opposite each other and a small projection. The socket is inserted into the ends of the ring, the projection serving to determine its position, and the metal at the joint is driven down at rightangles into the slots in the socket, Fig. 4. The eye, Fig. 5, is formed with two pairs of ears, one of which enters the slots, while the other fits over the top of the ring.
Patent GB-189819696-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Crayon Holders.
Inventor: BERNSTEIN HELLMUTH
Filed: 1898-09-16
Granted: 1898-10-29
Abstract: 19,696. Bernstein, H. Sept. 16. Compasses, drawing.-Relates to a crayon holder which may be attached to a wooden compass. The crayon is held by four spring pieces, riveted inside the tube a and having inclined projecting parts c, which pass through openings in the tube and are depressed and held by the ring d.
Patent GB-189822998-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and applicable to Saddles for Cycles and the like, for Preventing Unauthorised Use or Misappropriation of the Machines.
Inventor: CUHN ROBERT
Filed: 1898-11-01
Granted: 1899-11-01
Abstract: 22,998. Cuhn, R. Nov. 1. Saddles; locking and other apparatus to prevent theft.-Relates to a device applied to the saddle of a cycle or the like for the purpose of preventing theft. A casing a<1>, formed beneath the saddle cover a, carries a sliding bolt c to which are jointed the spires or points b. The bottom of the bolt c is provided with a rack i which is engaged by a toothed quadrant on the lock-piece e. The lock-piece e is pivoted at f, and is provided with a spring bolt adapted to engage recesses formed in the lugs k, k<1>, and to be fastened or withdrawn by any suitable locking-arrangement. When the lockpiece is in the position shown in Fig. 1, the points b lie beneath the cover a, and the cycle may be ridden. By turning the lock-piece through 180‹, the bolt c is caused to move and the points b project through the holes b<1> in the cover a, as shown in Fig. 2, and prevent the cycle from being ridden.
Patent GB-189823670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stretchers for Trousers and the like.
Inventor: PHILLIPS SAMUEL ELLIS
Filed: 1893-11-10
Granted: 1899-07-08
Abstract: 23,670. Phillips, S. E., and Platt, J. Nov. 10. Trouser stretchers. - Relates to an appliance which in use is placed inside the trouser legs, one in each leg. It consists of two wooden strips A, A<1> united by springs B, B<1>, which may be arranged as shown or in any other suitable manner. The strips A, A<1> may b e hinged so that they can b e folded for packing purposes. Advertisements may be placed on the strips A, A'.
Patent GB-189825252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Puzzle Bricks for Instructing Children.
Inventor: CARLYON EDWARD HENRY
Filed: 1898-11-30
Granted: 1899-10-28
Abstract: 25,252. Carlyon, E. H. Nov. 30. Drawings to Specification. Puzzles.-Puzzle bricks are composed of thin strips of suitable material and coloured in such a way that, when the bricks are placed together, rectilineal, segmental, or other geometrical figures, having upon their faces combinations and juxtapositions of colours, are produced. To enable children to arrange the bricks in order, cards or sheets with the various designs imprinted thereon are provided. The bricks are also of use in the production of new patterns for floorcloth or mosaic. A suitable box is provided for the reception of the bricks.
Patent GB-189827274-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Treating Coffee Berries and the like.
Inventor: HAMSLEY MILLARD FILLMORE
Filed: 1898-12-27
Granted: 1899-02-18
Abstract: 27,274. Hamsley, M. F. Dec 27. Roasting coffee &c.-Relates to apparatus in which coffee and the like is roasted by means of a gas flame in a rotary perforated cylinder. The cylinder is mounted by means of large hollow trunnions d, d in a casing A, and is driven by a pinion D<3> on a shaft D' engaging a large gear ring D<2> on the cylinder. The shaft D' may be driven either by a hand-wheel D<7> or by belt gearing h' from the shaft H. Fixed end-pieces P and F are secured by straps such as f to the casing A within the trunnions d, d. In the perforated end-piece F are arranged a steam and polishing-material supply pipe X, a gas-igniter I, and three burners such as G supplied with gas from a pipe G<1> and with air under pressure from a fan G'. In the fixed endpiece P are arranged a sampling-device Wand a flue N<3> provided with a damper N' and connected to a chimney N' at the bottom of which is arranged a fan O. Segmental flues connect various adjustable ports in the casing A with the chimney N, and, to regulate the exhaust inside the casing A, radially-arranged blades Q are attached at intervals to the roasting-cylinder. Specially-arranged perforated vanes or lifting-blades are arranged within the cylinder, which is provided with a fixed feedshoot K passing through the end-piece F and with peripheral discharge doors through which the roasted coffee falls into a receptacle C running on rails beneath the roasting-cylinder.
Patent GB-189827413-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Collapsable Box.
Inventor: COOMER ARTHUR
Filed: 1898-12-29
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 27,413. Coomer, A. Dec. 29. Drawings to Specification. Folding-boxes of cardboard and the like for hats &c. are formed with separate cap lids and bottoms which hold the body when set up or collapsed. The body is formed of a single band secured at the edges by staples &c. and adapted to bend to form the corners. It may be secured by strings, laid cross-wise on the inner side of the bottom ; the strings passing through holes in the bottom are laced through holes in the sides of the body, and then tied over the lid.
Patent GB-189902239-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machinery or Apparatus for Spinning, Drawing, Doubling, and Twisting Textile Yarns and Threads.
Inventor: HOLMES THEODORE
Filed: 1899-02-01
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 2239. Holmes, T., and Thornton, W. A. Feb. 1. Spindle apparatus; combined drawing and twisting arrangements.-The material is drawn, twisted, and simultaneously wound in the form of a cheese by the apparatus shown. The bobbin or core 4 is pressed by springs upon the surface of a helicallygrooved drum T, which is carried in the slotted arms of a fork or frame I, and is driven by the bevel gearing shown through the shaft 1, the fork or frame I being independently driven through the bevel gearing 0. At the upper part of the frame is a cover 10 provided with a thread-guide 14, and at the side thereof are guide-rods 6 carrying a sliding thread-guide 7 having a projection 8 which engages with the helical groove in the drum T. Both the drum T and the frame I are driven through clutches so that they may be put into or out of action independently of one another. The apparatus may be arranged in two or more rows in the rail C.
Patent GB-189908239-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process of Generating Water-gas and in Apparatus employed therein.
Inventor: CLAUSS FELIX
Filed: 1899-04-19
Granted: 1900-03-10
Abstract: 8239. Clauss, F. April 19. Water gas.-Water gas is continuously produced by forcing coal dust or the like or a liquid hydrocarbon from a container b, in which it is maintained at a certain level, by means of a steam jet c. The material passes up the tube a and impinges against a plate f of refractory material heated by external means, such as by the gas jets g. The produced gas escapes by the outlet h. Air or oxygen may be directed into the chamber d by tubes i, i<1>, or an oxygen-containing material which can be easily regenerated, such as barium peroxide, can be mixed with the material in the reservoir b.
Patent GB-189911452-A (GB)
Title: Method of Utilising Worn Metal Tubes for the Manufacture of Metal Strips, and Tools and Appliances for use in connection therewith.
Inventor: SMALLWOOD LEONARD ALFRED
Filed: 1899-06-01
Granted: 1900-06-01
Abstract: 11,452. Smallwood, L. A. June 1. [Right to Patent relinquished.] Utilizing waste metal tubing.-Relates to the utilization of worn metal tubes, such as boiler tubes, for the manufacture of metal strips, and to tools and appliances for use therewith. The tube is first slit or saw-cut throughout its length, and is opened out flat by a mandrel, Fig. 3, which has a circular taper nose that gradually shapes off into a flat portion. The tube strip may be cleaned, and then subjected to a straight rolling process. The rolled-out strip may be slit or cut into a number of narrow strips. The slitting and opening is performed upon a draw bench, the mandrel being fixed or movable, and the cutter or cutters may be carried in front on a rod passing along the bore of the tube, and may be stationary or may rotate. The cutters may also be fitted in front of rolls, and the mandrel omitted, and as a portion of the end of the tube is slit its branches are hammered down to form leads into the rolls.
Patent GB-189911453-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Embossing Stamps or Dies.
Inventor: WILSDON CHARLES
Filed: 1899-06-01
Granted: 1900-06-01
Abstract: 11,453. Wilsdon, C. June 1. Embossing.-For embossing notepaper and the like, movable dies are employed. In the example shown, a holder or chuck b has a longitudinal opening with projecting ribs b<1> extending from one end nearly to the other. The rectangular steel type blocks a are each formed with a groove, and are inserted at the end b<2x> and slid along to their places. An idle or filling block a<2> is then inserted, and the whole firmly secured together by a clamping-screw c operated by a removable key c<1>. The invention is not limited to the shape of the chuck or of the type blocks. When the latter are inclined, the end of the recess in the chuck may be similarly shaped, or triangular filling-pieces may be used. In some cases, the blocks may be engraved on four sides.
Patent GB-189912365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Taps or Valves.
Inventor: HARRISON JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1899-06-14
Granted: 1900-04-21
Abstract: 12,365. Harrison, J. H. June 14. Ball and float valves; lift valves.-The casing a, Fig. 1, of a ball and float valve contains a ball valve b and a disc valve c. The disc valve is carried by a spindle h one end of which engages with the arm m of the float and the other end lifts the ball valve b off its seat. The disc valve consists of a cup containing a washer and works against a seat e, which can be removed to facilitate repairs. The free end of the float arm m, Fig. 4, is bent and secured to the ball u by nuts w working on an adjustable spindle v, In a modification, the spindle of the disc valve is screwed and fitted with a handle so that the invention is adaptable as a water tap.
Patent GB-189913449-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Surfaces of Bodies Moving in Water.
Inventor: O'HARA JAMES
Filed: 1899-06-28
Granted: 1900-05-19
Abstract: 13,449. O'Hara, J. June 28. Screw propellers.-Relates to means for reducing the frictional resistance of wetted surfaces, such as those of ships, screw propellers, and like bodies. The Figures show the invention as applied to a ship. The skin is imbricated, as shown in Fig. 1, the scales being from one inch to two feet long and from one quarter of an inch to two inches thick, depending on the dimensions of the vessel. The scales or shingles may be attached to the skin plating or planking, or may be produced on its surface by rolling, moulding, &c.
Patent GB-189913954-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Bevelling Glass.
Inventor: LOVELL JOHN HORATIO
Filed: 1899-07-06
Granted: 1900-07-06
Abstract: 13,954. Lovell, J. H., and King, J. W. July 6. Bevelling glass. The wheel H has a conical grinding-face h, and is mounted on an inclined spindle. The glass plate B to be bevelled is mounted on a reciprocating table A, adjustable vertically both at front and back ; the table is tilted slightly so as to bring the bevelled edge of the plate horizontal ; the plate is held down by a roller C or a pad on a weighted lever, its edge just laps over the inner edge of the grinding-face, and the wheel is rotated in such a direction as to keep the plate pressed against the back stops.
Patent GB-189919271-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fire Grates for Water Gas Generators and other Purposes.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1899-09-25
Granted: 1900-07-28
Abstract: 19,271. Boult, A. J., [Goldschmid, J. E.]. Sept. 25. Firebars and grates.-Circular grates for watergas generators and for other purposes are divided into quadrants, the bars being arranged in parallel sets as shown. Their outer ends are supported on a ring bearer, and their inner ends on a cross-shaped bearer in connection with a hollow column through which air can be supplied.
Patent GB-189925625-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Means of Fastening Straps, Belts, and the like.
Inventor: MARSH SAMUEL
Filed: 1899-12-28
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 25,625. Marsh, S. Dec. 28. Buckles.-A buckle for straps, belts, bands, and the like consists of a suitable fiat or curved frame B, E having a cross-bar A. The strap &c. D is fastened to the bar E, passed round the article, and threaded through the buckle as shown. When drawn tight, the strap is prevented from slipping by the friction caused by the bar B pressing the parts of the strap together. In a modification, two bars A are formed on the frame to allow both ends of the strap to be adjusted.
Patent GB-190000042-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means for and Method of Raising Sunken Vessels.
Inventor: BELK JOHN ALGEN
Filed: 1900-01-01
Granted: 1900-02-03
Abstract: 42. Belk, J. A. Jan. 1. Sunken ships, raising.-Canvas-strengthened hollow rubber bags 2 are attached to wire ropes 3,4 secured to the exterior or interior of the vessel 1 to be raised. Each bag is provided with an inlet valve shown in section in Fig. 6, and a spring- controlled safety-valve. The inlet valve 15 is normally held on its seat 8 by the action of the spring 17, and when connection is made, by means of the nut 29, between the stem and the inflating- tube 23, the end 26 forces the valve from its seat, and air can pass from the compressing-pumps through the tube 23, apertures 27, and valve 15 into the bag.
Patent GB-190003187-A (GB)
Title: Device for Counting and Regulating the Duration or Number of Working Operations More Especially those of Yarn or Thread Reels in Respect of the Number of Revolutions Required for Forming Hanks or Skeins.
Inventor: NORDMANN MAX JULIUS
Filed: 1900-02-17
Granted: 1900-11-24
Abstract: 3187. Nordmann, M. J. Feb. 17. Reeling-machines for regulating the number of turns of the yarn or thread reel suitable for a skein or hank according to the count. The apparatus acts to control the movements of a rod m under the pressure of a spring k so that it makes successive steps to the left and then remains stationary during a given number of movements of the machine. The number of movements between the steps are predetermined, but not necessarily equal. The rod m carries the threadguide eye n, and is attached to a block l sliding on a rod i and having a pawl p engaging with flanges on the discs g, g<1>, . . . . g. These discs can be clamped on a sleeve e between the plates f, f <1> by a nut g', after notches in their flanges have been adjusted so that the apparatus will work a given number of times before the notch comes in line with the pawl p ; this adjustment is facilitated by scales on the discs. While the apparatus is at work, the worm d and worm-wheel c rotate the sleeve e and the block l moves step by step to the left, as the notches in the flanges come in turn under the pawl p. Finally, the pawl strikes the spring rod q, and, forcing it back, disconnects the driving-motor.
Patent GB-190009056-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Leggings.
Inventor: EVANS JOHN
Filed: 1900-05-16
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 9056. Evans, J., and Robbins, W. H. May 16. Methods of fastening; lacing fastenings.-Leggings are formed with tabs b, having eyelets e at their upper and lower ends, and with hooks, rollers, or other fastenings d along the edges. A lace f is threaded through the lower eyelets e, hooked over the hooks d, passed through the upper eyelets e, and tied as shown. The tabs b may be dispensed with, and the eyelets e secured in the legging itself.