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Patent GB-189825858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Self Acting Valves for Blowing Engines and the like.
Inventor: WALKER JOHN SCARISBRICK
Filed: 1898-12-07
Granted: 1899-10-07
Abstract: 25,858. Walker, J. S., Walker, T. A., and Walker, E. R. Dec. 7. Compressing. - To avoid c l e a r a n c e in a blowing- engine cylinder, the valves D, E are arranged as shown in the cylinder cover A. They work on trunnions d, e at some distance from their seats, and are connected by spring linksD', E<1> to levers G, which may be counterbalanced. The levers are connected to a buffering-device M such as is described in Specifications No. 4488, A.D. 1877, No. 1551, A.D. 1882, and No. 13,730, A.D. 1884. This device is provided with a dash-pot P, Fig. 2, from which the pressure is suddenly released when the valve becomes fully open, in order to prevent it from vibrating, by a trip valve gear comprising a valve W which is drawn over the port X by a bell-crank lever q worked from the piston-rod. The valve stem Y is connected to the lever q by a latch S, which is released on engaging the stop U and allows the valve W to fly open under the influence of the spring Z<1>.
Patent GB-189826985-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Leather Belts.
Inventor: SARGEANT EDWARD FRANK
Filed: 1898-12-21
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 26,985. Sargeant, E. F. Dec. 21. Belts and bands, leather. A belt is formed from strips of leather divided into two layers of approximately equal thickness, the two layers being cemented together with the joints of one layer overlapped by the parts of the other layer, Fig. 4. Preferably the strips are cut spirally from the hide, and are arranged in the belt so as to neutralize the curvatures of the various portions, Fig. 2.
Patent GB-189906198-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Submerged Feathering Propellers for Marine Purposes.
Inventor: GORMAN EDWARD FRANCIS
Filed: 1899-03-22
Granted: 1899-05-20
Abstract: 6198. Gorman, E. F., and Yost, P. F. March 22. Propelling by rotary plates.-A shaft B, Fig. 2, made in halves and provided with a boss A, rotates on a spindle C, on which is secured a grooved sphere D. A number of plates or blades I are carried by short spindles G mounted in bearings in the boss A. On each spindle are a pair of pins H, H<1> entering the grooves, which are arranged so that during one half of each revolution the blades move edgeways through the water. During the other half their flat surfaces are presented to the water. Two propellers such as described may be arranged as shown in Fig. 5, or their shafts B may be arranged to project horizontally from the sides of the vessel.
Patent GB-189909435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Securing Together by Means of Thread the Leaves of Pamphlets or the like.
Inventor: GERLACH ALFRED
Filed: 1899-05-04
Granted: 1899-06-24
Abstract: 9435. Gerlach, A., [Rehwoldt, F.]. May 4. Bookbinding.- Relates to machines for sewing pamphlets or the like. The thread is drawn across the pamphlets by an upper gripper b, Fig. 9, and pulled through it in loops by hooked needles. The loop f is drawn through a fork 3, which then turns, forming a double loop through which the lower gripper 13 is passed to seize the thread end pulled down by the needle III, threading on its way the one or more loops e. On thread being drawn through the loops and tightened, a knot is formed at K. The fork 3, shown at the beginning and end of its rotation in Figs. 17 and 20, has a wedge-shaped projection 8 which separates the lower part A of the loop to receive the part of the loop wound on the projection 9, and form a loop B for the passage of the gripper 13. Fig. 2 shows a side view of the machine. The upper gripper, tension, take-up, and scissors are carried on an upper arm 25. The upper gripper has spring jaws c, h, Fig. 6, which are closed when a loose ring i engages a fixed stop, and is thus pushed over the projections h<1>. The gripper is pivoted to a slide f<x>, and its near end engages in a cam-groove which gives it a side motion to lay the thread in the needle-hooks. The thread passes through two fixed eyes 52, Fig. 9, and another eye 51 on the end of a lever 50, Fig. 2, by which the thread is tightened. The tension device comprises two discs 55, between which the thread passes, and which are pressed together by a spring 56. The collar 61 holding the spring down is connected by levers &c. to the lever 50, so as to be raised to relieve the tension when the eye 51 descends between the eyes 52. Both the lever 50 and the slide f<x> are operated from a cam-actuated slide 38. The lower gripper slides in a bearing which receives a slight oscillation so that the gripper jaws are raised at the end of their backward movement. The jaw 15 of the lower gripper, Fig. 7, is formed between its front end and a bar 91, and is normally closed by a spring. It is opened at the required time by a projection on the bar 91 engaging a fixed stop. The fork 3 is oscillated by a cam-actuated sector 64, and receives its longitudinal motion from a cam lever engaging a collar on its rear end. The needles are actuated by cam levers 75 &c. Each of the scissor-levers n, n, Fig. 5, carries two pins p, p<1>, of which p<1> engages in slots q, and p is connected by links to a slide 45 reciprocated by a pin 44<x> on the slide 38.
Patent GB-189910870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in so-called Revolving Changing Pictures.
Inventor: NISTER ERNEST ROBERT
Filed: 1899-05-24
Granted: 1900-03-31
Abstract: 10,870. Nister, E. R. May 24. Pictorial toys. - Relates to changing pictures consisting of two superimposed pieces of cardboard &c. cut into sectors so that a partial rotation draws one set from under the other. The present invention consists in cutting the slits a, e in the two cards tangentially to a small central circle b, so that the edges of the slots serve as stops to limit the movement. Fig. 1 shows the under card A, one of the sectors of which carries the central circular piece c, the other parts having circular notches d to fit round it. Fig. 2 shows the upper card B, similarly, cut into sectors, which pass under the sectors of the card A. The two parts are connected by a central pivot, and a loop f is attached to the card B to allow it to be turned. The pictures may be used singly or bound into a book.
Patent GB-189911824-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chain and Chain Wheel Driving Gear.
Inventor: SCHROEDER FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-06-07
Granted: 1900-04-07
Abstract: 11,824. Schroeder, F. W., and Moran, P. W. June 7. Drawings to Specification. Chain-wheels.-The bearing-surfaces of chainwheels, are formed concave, in order to accommodate the spherical pins of driving-chains.
Patent GB-189921603-A (GB)
Title: Improved Parlour or Indoor Football Game.
Inventor: DICKIE JAMES ALEXANDER
Filed: 1899-10-30
Granted: 1900-10-30
Abstract: 21,603. Dickie, J. A. Oct. 30 Games imitating football.-Relates to an indoor game m imitation of Association football. A board with raised edges is provided with goals b, and a number of figures A, B representing the players. Each figure is fitted with a hinged spring flap K, which can be used to propel a light ball. Grooves in the board cause the ball to roll against the flaps.
Patent GB-190003132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Razor Guards.
Inventor: CURLEY TERENCE FRANCIS
Filed: 1900-02-16
Granted: 1900-03-17
Abstract: 3132. Curley, T. F. Feb. 16. Razors.-A T-shaped guard C<2> with screw-fed sliding adjustment D is carried on the ordinary blade B by a saddle C' fitting on the back.
Patent GB-190004029-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Draw-off and like Taps.
Inventor: HAITE FRANK
Filed: 1900-03-02
Granted: 1900-07-07
Abstract: 4029. Haite, F. March 2. Self-closing valves. -Draw-off and like taps for jars and similar vessels are made as shown in Fig. 1. A tapered plunger b can move freely in a vertical hole formed in the barrel a of the tap. A spiral spring e normally keeps the plunger in its highest position, and on pressing down the knob d connection is made between an opening i in the lower tubular part of the plunger and the receptacle j. The tap can be secured in its open position by means of a pin n or thumb-screw. A metal tap has a recess formed at the top of the barrel for a washer. The Provisional Specification mentions a modification in which the plunger slides horizontally into the receptacle.
Patent GB-190014814-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Reversing Gear of Internal Combustion or Explosion Motors.
Inventor: PALLER ROBERT RITTER VON
Filed: 1900-08-18
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 14,814. Paller, Robert, Ritter von. Aug. 18. Gas and like engines, reversing. A sliding sleeve h, carrying two cams n<1>, n<2> for operating the valve gear during forward and backward moving and two contact-makers c<1>, c<2> for igniting, is adjusted by a handle r with four notches for early or late ignition when running in either direction.
Patent GB-190022848-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Arc Lamps.
Inventor: ANDREWS JOSEPH DEVONPORT FINNE
Filed: 1900-12-14
Granted: 1901-12-14
Abstract: 22,848. Andrews, J. D. F. Dec. 14. Arc lamps.-A regulating - mechanism for two pairs of carbons to b u r n successively is partly shown in Fig. 15. The lower carbons are stationary. The upper ones are hung from loose pulleys, provided with iron cores L<1>, L<2>, and toothed couplings E', E<2> to engage a central iron brake-wheel B, w h e n they are magnetized by adjacent coils, the couplings being at other times held open by springs. Each coil is in series with the carbons on the same side, but the circuit of one coil H is completed by a spring contact G only when the other coil is not conveying sufficient current to cause the movable part E<1> of its clutch to move inward. The brake-wheel B has a thick rim of square section, situated in a corresponding opening in a clutch plate, one end of which may rest on a stop, while the other end is connected directly or by a spring to a lever and a core, movable by a series solenoid in opposition to the action of a spring or weight. Lamps may also be arranged to produce two or more arcs in series. In one arrangement, two arcs are formed between three carbons arranged in line vertically, the upper and lower carbons being carried in holders suspended from a pulley connected with regulating-mechanism as usual, while the middle carbon is held loosely so that it can move if struck by either of the others. Otherwise the carbons may be in pairs placed side by side in separate holders, movable in vertical guides ; adjacent holders, either upper or lower, or both, are mechanically connected in pairs by compensating-levers, bands and pulleys, or friction or toothed gearing. Four or more carbonholders, connected in pairs by compensating-levers, may have the fulcra of these levers connected by other levers. Any number of adjacent holders may be provided with pulleys to. engage a single connecting-cord, which passes round intermediate stationary pulleys. In any of these arrangements free movement of the carbon is prevented by friction, but they can move into contact before the arc is struck. A single regulating-mechanism acts on the compensating-gearing. When pulleys are used, they are separated, or provided with separate grooves, to insulate the connections to carbons. In a lamp having two stationary upper carbon-holders, the lower holders may be provided with two iron cores, connected by a compensating- lever, and acted on separately by two solenoids, each of which is connected as a shunt to the arc on its own side and tends to raise its own lower carbon ; the solenoids and cores may be replaced by electromagnets and armatures.
Patent GB-190100278-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces for Burning Powdered Fuel.
Inventor: DYMOND GEORGE CECIL
Filed: 1901-01-04
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 278. Dymond, G. C., [Westlake Co.]. Jan. 4. Pulverulent-fuel furnaces for steam generators &c. Fig. 2 shows a furnace for an externally-fired tubular boiler, but the invention is equally applicable to locomotive and other furnaces. A bedof coke or other fuel rests on the grate under a refractory arch f. The opening into the furnace is controlled by a vertically-sliding door i, which is preferably of cast iron, lined with brick. The fuel falls from the hopper, and is drawn under the sliding door by an exhaust draught. The lower edge of the door is serrated so that air cannot be entirely excluded. The position of the door may be regulated by hand, or automatically by the steam pressure. A regulator 11 of ordinary construction is shown, controlling the chimney damper and the feed of the fuel. The line 12 may be wound on a drum by which the door i is raised and lowered. As shown in Fig. 4, the bottom of the hopper is closed by a perforated plate, and the supply of fuel from it is controlled by a rotating spindle 3 having pins 4 projecting from it. This spindle has a step-by-step rotary movement given to it by a rocking lever through ratchet or other gear. The lever is rocked by a link 8 coupled to an adjustable stud 10 in a lever 9 rocked by an eccentric on the crank shaft of a small steam engine. The amount of fuel falling from the hopper is controlled by adjusting the position of the stud 10 in the lever 9. This adjustment is effected by a lever 15 controlled by a flexible connection 12 from the regulator 11.
Patent GB-190101319-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Independent Automatic Igniter for Internal Combustion Engines
Inventor: BAINES HENRY CLEMENT
Filed: 1901-01-21
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 1319. Baines, H. C. Jan. 21. Gas and like engines, igniting in. A tube k, terminating in a cup, is screwed into the cylinder. A plug p, with a screwed portion l, is screwed into the cup ; it may be constructed, as shown, with radial ribs r having asbestos string packed between them and bound with wire c and covered by a tube t. The asbestos and wire may be wound in alternate layers on a small cylindrical core, or coils of asbestos and wire may be inserted into a tube projecting from the part l. The tube k is heated at starting, after which the asbestos is kept hot by the ignitions.
Patent GB-190107673-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Brake Mechanism Applicable to Cycles, Motor Cars, and Road Vehicles.
Inventor: BENNETT GEORGE EDWIN
Filed: 1901-04-15
Granted: 1902-06-14
Abstract: 7673. Bennett, G. E. April 15. Brakes.-Relates to mechanism for applying brakes to two or more wheels of cycles or other vehicles by the movement of a single lever. The Figures show the invention as applied to a bicycle. The front and rear wheel brakes are actuated by flexible &c. connections 18, 19 which, in the form shown in Figs. 2 and 4, are connected to the ends of a lever 15 which is adjustably secured by a setscrew in a socket formed in a ball 14 pivoted by trunnions 13 in a cylinder 10 carried by supports on a lever F pivoted at f to the handle-bar. The proportion of power supplied to each brake is adjusted by sliding the cylinder 10 and ball 14 along the rod 15, by means of a nut 12 on the cylinder, the connection 19 being held laterally by a guide K on the handle-bar stem. In a modification shown in Fig. 8, the connections 18, 19 are secured to the ends of links 30, 31 adjustable in length and connected at one end by a link 29 to the lever F, and arranged with their outer ends sliding in slots 330 in a fixed plate. In another arrangement shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the connections 18, 19 are wound round pulleys or wheels 41, 42 mounted loosely on the hub of a ratchet-wheel 34, and connected at their ends to the ends of a rod 150 mounted similarly to the rod 15, Fig. 4, in a ball pivoted in the ratchetwheel 34. The wheel 34 is operated by a spring- pawl 35 pivoted to the lever F and arranged so that it can be held out of action by a pin on a spring arm 39 secured to the lever F, engaging a notch in the pawl. Fig. 2 shows a form of front-wheel rim-brake, in which the brake blocks 22 are carried by rods 23 which slide in slotted guides 25 secured by clips to the forks, and are actuated so as to apply the brakes by connections 180 mounted in tubular guides 20 and pivoted to the connections 18. Springs 24 press the blocks out of action. In a modification, the guides 20 are dispensed with, and curved links connect the parts 18 and 23.
Patent GB-190107812-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Hermetically Sealing and Exhausting the Air from Tins and other Vessels and Keeping the Contents in Vacuo
Inventor: GIRLING EDWARD HENRY
Filed: 1901-04-16
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 7812. Girling, E. H. April 16. Soldering; making cams and canisters &c. ; working by electricity.-Relates to the making of a joint between the cover and the body of a tin or other vessel, and to means for sealing the pinhole in vacuo. The airtight joint between the body a, Fig. 1, of the tin and the cover b is made by means of an overlapping elastic band of rubber c which, sprung into position, is secured by a suitable liquid cement. The pinhole in the lid is covered by a disc of rubber or the like, the disc being secured at one or more points. A cup f, preferably of glass, is inverted over the pinhole and by means of a cock h is put into communication with an exhausting pump. On re-admission of air by the cock i, the disc is permanently secured by a cement such as rubber or gutta-percha. If desired, the cocks mav be connected so as to work together, one cock being closed while the other is open or vice versÔ. As shown in Fig. 2, the inverted bell is provided with an electrical soldering- iron of suitable construction, the copper point k being brought down into contact with the head d by pressure upon the insulated spindle o, which passes through a stuffing-box. A spring s retains the soldering-iron out of contact with the head. In a modification, the electric arc is formed between the tin a and an electrode within the exhaustion cup, the tin being replaced upon a metal bed connected with the source of electrical energy.
Patent GB-190114122-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Poultry, Game, or other Bird Rearing Apparatus partly applicable to Hatching Apparatus.
Inventor: YOUDE ROBERT
Filed: 1901-07-11
Granted: 1902-07-03
Abstract: 14,122. Youde, R., Youde, S. H., Youde, M. L. G. E., Youde, M. H., Youde, S. H., and Youde, J. July 11. Foster - mothers ; incubators.-Relates to apparatus, for rearing chickens and other young birds, in which the distance between the floor and the heating-apparatus can be adjusted to suit the size and requirements of the birds. An incubating chamber may be arranged beneath the heating- apparatus, so that the apparatus may be employed for hatching eggs. The apparatus is made in three sections A, B, C. The section A consists of a roof i supported by rollers i<1>, i<1> on rails i<2>, so that it can be moved in either direction into the sections B or C. The heating-apparatus b and the parts connected with it are mounted on wheels e', e<1> running on rails e<2>, and can also be moved into either of the sections B or C. Portions of the sides of the section A consist of sliding glazed panels, through which access may be obtained to the interior of the section A. The ends of the space containing the heating-apparatus bare enclosed by plates secured to the top or cover e and flaps or plates f<1>, f<2> suspended from the bottom of the plates f. A space, forming a doorway, is left between the plates f<1>, which can be closed by means of a sliding door f<6>. The heating-apparatus consists of a rectangular water tank b suspended from a frame b<2>, which may be raised or lowered by screws b<1>, working through nuts in the frame b<2> and actuated by pinions c gearing with a spur-wheel c<1> on the axle of the hand-wheel c<2>. The tank b is heated either by gas or by lamps j placed in boxes j<1> having flanges sliding in guideways on the underside of the tank b. The boxes j<1> pass into boxes j<2> having spring- actuated plates j<3> and attached to the floor a, when the tank b is lowered into the position shown in Fig. 1. The temperature is regulated by means of an ordinary thermostatic capsule arranged in the water tank, and operating either a damper in a special arrangement of flues terminating in the chimneys l<7>, or else the tap which supplies gas to the heating-burner. The incubating attachment comprises a box or drawer adapted to fit in the space between the lamp casings j<1>, and fitted with egg-supporting rollers operated simultaneously by means of an endless cord. The drawer is provided with means for moistening, and regulating the direction of, the currents of air. The Specification describes two other much simplified forms of apparatus. In one form, the floor can be moved towards or from the heating-tank by means of screws, and, in the other form, the casing can be thus adjusted in relation to a fixed tank.
Patent GB-190116848-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Boiler Furnaces
Inventor: BRAY ARTHUR WELLESLEY
Filed: 1901-08-22
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 16,848. Bray, A. W., Bray, J. A., and Bray, H. N. Aug. 22. Smoke-consuming.-Above the ordinary bridge of a steam-boiler furnace is a frame containing, or formed with, a series of blades d<x>, preferably of fireclay, projecting over the fire. The blades may be plain, or corrugated as shown in Fig. 3, and they may be arranged transversely, in which case they are inclined like the slats of a venetian blind. In front of them is a curved baffle-plate e, and below the grate is an inclined deflector g for the air. Either the blades d<x> or the deflector e may be used alone without the other.
Patent GB-190121648-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Car Fenders.
Inventor: SALOMONE ROCCO
Filed: 1901-10-28
Granted: 1901-12-21
Abstract: 21,648. Salomone, R. May 2, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Obstructionremovers.-When a body falls into the net, the fender is automatically lifted at the front end to prevent the return of the body to the track. The fender, which, when not required, may be folded into the position shown in Fig. 3, comprises levers i having a rotatable shaft j carrying cranks n linked to bell cranks o which normally support the rear ends of the levers i, which are pivoted to the suspended frame f, in turn pivoted to the frame a. When an obstruction is netted, the shaft j rotates and withdraws the bell cranks o from the frame i, which is elevated by the springs r.
Patent GB-190124182-A (GB)
Title: Band with Adjustable Buttons
Inventor: STICKER AGNES
Filed: 1901-11-28
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 24,182. Sticker, A. Nov. 28. Attachments for buttons, studs, and the like; straps and bands.-Relates to bands having buttons on them and used to fasten washable articles of clothing. The invention consists in mounting the buttons so that they can be moved to any part of the band. Each button k is attached to a fabric or strip c fastened to a frame or plate b which lies on the other side of the band a from the strip c and can be moved to any part of the band a.
Patent GB-190201524-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Punching Bags
Inventor: WHITNEY CHARLES BROWN
Filed: 1902-01-20
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 1524. Whitney, C. B. Jan. 20. Boxing.-Relates to means for supporting punching-bags on either side of a doorway. The ball 17 is hung from an arm 1 fixed by the bolts 5 and fly nuts 6 to the bars 2, 3. The bolts 5 serve to clamp the bars 2, 3 to the doorway, the ends of the bars being preferably covered with leather. A steadying- bar 4 extends from a lug 15 to the point 16 near the end of the arm 1. The arm 1 is bent down and forked, as shown at 7, and is provided with lugs 9 for fixing an impact ring 8, so that the bag as it swings may come only into contact with the outer part of the ring 8. On the lower end of the fork 7 is fixed a ring 11, having an opening, for the passage of the cord 12, formed bell-mouthed or flared, as shown. The height of the frame and bag may be varied by the use of additional bolt holes 13. To reduce the height of the support considerably, the bar 3 is fixed at 18 to the bar 2, and at its lower end to the door frame below the bar 3. The upper bolt-hole of the arm is then fixed by the bolt 5 at the lower end of the arm 2. The apparatus may be fixed at either side of the doorway.