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Patent GB-189822502-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pulleys and Pulley Frames for Carrying Wire for Operating Railway Signals and for like purposes.
Inventor: WILLIAMS LLEWELLYN WYNN
Filed: 1898-10-26
Granted: 1899-09-23
Abstract: 22,502. Williams, L. W. Oct. 26. Pulleys, frame and like.-Relates to pulleys and pulley frames for carrying railway signal wires, or other wires, ropes, or chains. The frame or housing a is made of rolled wrought iron or steel, of channel, angle, H-, T-, or other suitable section. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the pulleys b are mounted on bolts c, which pass through holes in the channel flanges, cuts a<4> being formed in the flanges or flat for the admission of the wires z. The pulleys may lie wholly between the flanges, or they may project through apertures a<1> formed in the flat. A number of pulleys may be mounted on the same bolt c. In the form shown in Fig. 8, the pulley b is mounted between two flanged plates a, which are spaced apart by distance-pieces d. The frames may be secured to the ordinary timber stakes by the bolts or screws c, or the frames may themselves form the stakes. In another form, adapted to carry the wire round a curve, the pulley is carried on an arm which is pivoted on the frame a. Flanges may be formed on the frames, and bent over the pulleys to protect them from snow or dirt.
Patent GB-189825218-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Street Gulley and like Gratings and Appliances connected therewith.
Inventor: HAM FREDERICK GEORGE SISON
Filed: 1898-11-29
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 25,218. Ham, F. G. S., Baker, W. E., and Sansom, C. M. Nov. 29. Gully traps ; gratings.-The grating A is pivoted nearer the middle of the opening than usual, to leave a water-way D. A deflecting-plate F directs the water into a chamber L, from which it overflows into a chamber I fitted with a bell siphon. To enable the siphon to be readily removed, it is fitted with a flange P, luted to the bottom of the trap, and the bell is made with a handle Q. In the case of earthenware traps, a deflecting-surface is made in the body.
Patent GB-189906174-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks and Latches.
Inventor: BURTON THOMAS
Filed: 1899-04-15
Granted: 1900-02-10
Abstract: 6174. Burton, T. April 15. Locks, key; latches.- A gravity latch d is mounted on a spindle e, which may be operated from the outside either by a key or by a handle fitted to it. The movement of the latch is limited by a bridge-piece c'. The striking-plate/is sunk in the jamb, and has a projection f<1> which comes against the latch-plate c so as to form a stop for the door. The rabbet in the jamb prevents the latch from being operated by a knife from outside. A long incline on the striking-plate causes the door to come to gently. The latch and striking-plate are reversible. In a modification, an additional plate secured by studs to the plate c is used in pivoting the latch. The lock or latch is stated to be especially applicable to the doors of sanitary conveniences and coal houses and to shutters.
Patent GB-189909456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Storage or Secondary Batteries.
Inventor: NIBLETT JOB THOMAS
Filed: 1899-05-05
Granted: 1900-03-10
Abstract: 9456. Niblett, J. T., and Sutherland, M. May. 5. Secondary batteries.-Relates to pasted electrodes in which the active material or material to be rendered active is pasted on to conducting-supports and is held in place and prevented from becoming disintegrated by porous non - conducting supports or separators. The invention consists in pasting the active material or material to be rendered active partly on to the conducting-supports and partly on to the non - conducting supports, and then uniting the material on adjacent conducting and non- conducting supports by pressure, cement, or allowing them to agglomerate together during the forming process. The surfaces of the supports which hold the material may be flat, or may be provided with ribs &c. to increase the grip on the material, and the external surface of the non- conducting supports may be provided with grooves &c. to facilitate the circulation of the electrolyte. The grooves &c. in adjacent plates preferably run at right-angles to each other.
Patent GB-189912690-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Guards or Fences for Circular Saws.
Inventor: TAYLER RICHARD WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-06-17
Granted: 1900-04-28
Abstract: 12,690. Tayler, R. W., and Tayler, J. June 17. Sawing.-Relates to a guard for circular saws which is adjustable for different sizes of saws. The front and back guard plates c' and c are fitted to toothed segments g<1>, g<1>, c' being adjustable lengthwise in its holder. The toothed segments are pivoted on a sliding plate d, the height of which can be adjusted, and the angle of the plates c, c<1> can be adjusted by a sliding rack g<2>. The whole of this apparatus is supported on the end of a radial bar e mounted on the pillar f. Below the plate c is another guard plate i, mounted on the end of a lever pivoted at i<3> and supported by a counterbalance . weight k<1>. The guard plate i is depressed by the wood A as it advances and pushes forward the end of the lever j, which acts on the lever i<2> through the bent rod k. The weight k<1> returns the plate to its normal position after the wood has passed.
Patent GB-189914775-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process of Tanning.
Inventor: DOLLEY CHARLES SUMNER
Filed: 1899-07-18
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 14,775. Dolley, C. S., and Crank, A. F. July 18. Tanning.-Relates to the production of leather either from raw hides or skins or from tawed or imperfectly-tanned skins. Raw hides are first treated with one or more of such materials as alum, salt, argol, eggs, flour, vegetable extractives, gambier, cutch, " reds," &c., and subsequently with formic aldehyde applied either as a warm aqueous solution or in the form of vapour. Tawed or imperfectly tanned skins, such as those tanned with divi-divi, may be treated at once with formic aldehyde, which may also be used in conjunction with tanning-materials.
Patent GB-189918496-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottles.
Inventor: BARRETT RICHARD HENRY
Filed: 1899-09-13
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 18,496. Barrett, R. H. Sept. 13. Bottle necks. - Relates to bottles of the kind described in Specification No. 12,016, A.D. 1886, in which the neck of the bottle is formed with inclined external projections, adapted to be engaged by internal bayonet-joint projections on a cap stopper. In the present invention, the inclination of the surfaces a<2> of the projections a on the neck is gradually diminished in the downward direction, and ultimately tends slightly upwards, as shown at a<3>. When the cap is screwed on, its internal projections engage with the upwardly-inclined surfaces a<3>.
Patent GB-189921518-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Pressing Trousers.
Inventor: SMITH ROBERT ARTHUR
Filed: 1899-10-27
Granted: 1900-10-27
Abstract: 21,518. Smith, R. A. Oct. 27. Trouser presses.-Consists in the use with trouser presses of a yielding envelope containing air or other fluid for the purpose of equalizing the pressure. Fig. 1 shows a side view of the press, which consists of two boards A and B, between which the trousers are placed. E is the bag or envelope, which is inflated by the bellows P. The boards are held together by any suitable means, which, as shown in end view in Fig. 3, may consist of vertical pieces H along one side and vertical hinged pieces C along the other. The board A is provided with pins Sand N which engage respectively with holes in the pieces C and H.
Patent GB-189922814-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Seats applicable for Shop Assistants' use and the like.
Inventor: FOLLOWS ALBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1899-11-15
Granted: 1900-11-15
Abstract: 22,814. Follows, A. E., and Miller, D. J. G. Nov. 15. Seats and stools.-Relates to a folding counter or shop seat. The seat E is pivoted to a stem H, which screws into a tube D which can slide in a socket on the arm C. At the other end of the arm C is a socket B capable of rotating on a spindle A fixed to the floor, counter, &c. A stop 0 and shoulder N limit the rotation of the socket B. A spring K presses outwards two plugs L in the tube C. One plug presses on the tube D, and tends to hold it in place ; the other has a rounded end, and presses against the V-shaped projection M at the bottom of a slot in the spindle A, the effect being to swing the arm C parallel to the centre, when it is released by lifting the point J of the tube D out of one of a series of anchoring-holes. A cross-pin I serves to prevent the disengagement of the tube D from its socket. A cross-pin may be placed through a hole in the tube D and stem H after the height of the seat has been adjusted. A catch f, with or without a spring, holds the seat horizontal. Two or more arms C may be used, and the tube D may be further supported so long as room is left for the skirts of the sitter. In cheap arrangements, the arm C and tube D may be formed of one bent piece, and the arm C may have a roller or collar running on the floor.
Patent GB-190003536-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve Operating and Governing Gear for Steam Engines.
Inventor: FERRANTI SEBASTIAN ZIANI DE
Filed: 1900-02-22
Granted: 1901-02-22
Abstract: 3536. Ferranti, S. Z. de. Feb. 22. High-speed e n g i n e s ; valves and valve gear ; governing.-Relates to expansion and governing gear for high-speed engines, in which slide valves operated by cam .gear are employed. Fig. 1 shows a plan, and Fig. 2 a vertical section of the upper part of a twocylinder compound engine embodying the invention. The valve gear is contained in a casing a situated between the cylinders A, B. Each cylinder has a separate steam valve C and a separate exhaust valve D at each end, which are preferably grid valves and cover nearly the whole top and bottom of the cylinders. Two sections of the valve casing a, taken at right-angles to each other and exhibiting the details of the cam gear, are shown in Figs. 3 and 4. There are in the casing two vertical cam shafts b, c, both driven by skew gearing M from a shaft L deriving motion through the shaft G from the engine crank shaft. On each of the cam shafts band c are two sets of three cams ; of these the middle one in each set l, o operates one of the exhaust-valve spindles 21, while the two outer ones h, k and m, n operate jointly one of the admission-valve spindles 4, 5. The cam yokes or bridles act on the admission-valve spinoJes through floating levers 2, 3, one of the cams in each pair being invariable and controlling the opening of the valve, and the other 'being variable and controlling the closure. The cams k and mare the variable ones, and are regulated through the medium of quick-threaded right and left hand screws 8, 9 by the rise and fall of a nut-carrying bar 6. One of the cams and bridles is shown on a larger scale in Fig. 13. The cam h is of constant diameter, and is clasped by levers u pivoted in the bridle, and carrying rollers z. The free ends of the levers are adjusted to the cam by screws y, between which and the lever are interposed in a cavity w a number of concave discs x. The whole of the valve casing is kept filled with oil. A cushioning effect is thus produced, which compensates for any slight irregularity in the motion and keeps the mechanism running quietly and smoothly. The nut bar 6 can be adjusted for regulating the grade of expansion either by hand, or by fluid-pressure relay apparatus automatically controlled by a centrifugal governor as shown in Fig. 15. The governor spindle 49 actuates the distributing-valve 30 through the lever 41, thereby supplying oil under pressure to one side or the other of the relay piston 24 by which the bar 6 is adjusted. At the upper end of the governor spindle is a dash-pot 51, the piston of which is connected by a lever to the rod 26.
Patent GB-190006336-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combination Tool-machine for Working in Metal.
Inventor: WEBER GEORG
Filed: 1900-04-04
Granted: 1900-05-05
Abstract: 6336. Weber, G., and M³ller, J. April 4. P u n c h i n g; shearing; forging.-Shears o, u, punches m, hollow dies s, and a hammer q are attached to a disc b, which is attached to the screw g of a fly press and sliding in guides i co-operates with dies on a disc c carried on the base a. The stroke of the press is limited by an adjustable nut on the screw. The frame is slotted to enable large articles to be operated upon.
Patent GB-190009089-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Coupler for Railway Carriage Wagons, Trucks, and the like.
Inventor: GARRETT FRANK
Filed: 1900-05-17
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 9089. Garrett, F. May 17. Couplings, non-automatic.-The front link of the coupling-chain b is carried by the jaws o of the shoe l mounted to swing laterally on the pivot n and pivoted to the arms k, which are pivoted in brackets h attached to the headstock. On depressing one of the handles f of the cross-shaft d, the arms p carried by it first engage the pins x on the arms k and then the recesses r receive the studs s of the shoe l. Further depression causes the curved portions w of the arms p to slide under the studs s and elevate the coupling-link, so that, by releasing the handle f, it can be lowered over the hook of the adjacent vehicle. Couplings, automatic.-The couplings described above are rendered automatic by forming recesses q, Fig. 9, in the ends of the arms p for receiving triangular studs s<1> on the shoe l. A projection, not shown, is so fixed on one vehicle that, when the coupling link of the opposing vehicle strikes it, the studs s' are jarred out of the recesses q and the link engages the draw-hook.
Patent GB-190011506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Self Ignition of Gas.
Inventor: PRESCHER HANNS
Filed: 1900-06-25
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 11,506. Prescher, H. June 25. Lighting gas. - Self-lighting devices a<1> are mounted upon the upper of two mica plates A, B, which are arranged at an angle and pivoted at C to a perforated chimney crown D or other support above the gas burner. Depending plates a may be provided on opposite sides of the igniter a<1>, and the complete device may be counterbalanced by an adjustable weight E. As soon as the gas has been turned on and ignited at a', the plates A, B are turned by the draught caused by the combustion upon the pivot C until the plates B, a protect the igniter a<1> from direct contact with the products of combustion. The igniter a' is preferably formed of threads of platinum on which finely-divided platinum has been precipitated electrolytically, or mechanically, or chemically. This may be effected, mechanically, by dipping the threads in a mixture of platinum black and sugar, starch, or other binding-material and annealing, and, chemically, by coating the threads with platinum perchloride and annealing.
Patent GB-190015403-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Picture Frames.
Inventor: LEHMANN FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1900-08-29
Granted: 1901-06-29
Abstract: 15,403. Lehmann, F. Aug. 29. Stands, photograph and like.-Picture frames are adapted to stand either on the long or short sides, by attaching the leg h to a sliding tongue f, which is guided by a rotating disc d mounted on a pin k connected to a disc c fixed to a cardboard strip b clamped to the back of the frame, and is formed with a recess for the passage of the pin k, and connected by a pin n to a rod m provided at the other end with a pin l attached to the disc c and passing through a concentric slot in the disc d.
Patent GB-190101587-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Frames for Cycles.
Filed: 1901-01-23
Granted: 1901-10-19
Abstract: 1587. Moore, J. R., and Jesmond Cycle Co. Jan. 23. Frames.-Relates to bicycle and similar frames, in which the tubular members are arranged so that the tube connecting the top of the steering-head A with the bottom bracket C, crosses two other tubes G, H, connecting the bottom of the steering- head with the top D and an intermediate part D<1> respectively of the diagonal tube B. Where the tubes cross, one of them passes freely through the other, which is provided with a socket g, h large enough to allow this. In the Provisional Specification, the tube H is described as extended and connected to the lower back fork E.
Patent GB-190102342-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for the Production of Potassium Magnesium Carbonate.
Inventor: PRECHT HEINRICH
Filed: 1901-02-04
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 2342. Precht, H. Feb. 4. Potassium-magnesium carbonate.-As an intermediate product in the production of potassium carbonate by the process described in Specification No. 184, A.D. 1881, a double carbonate of potassium and magnesium is required. According to this invention, this salt is obtained by reacting with carbonic acid upon a solution of potassium chloride containing in suspension magnesium carbonate combined with three molecules of water of crystallization. The double salt required is precipitated, and a solution of magnesium chloride remains.
Patent GB-190103023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brake Mechanisms for Motor Vehicles or the like.
Inventor: MAYBACH WILHELM
Filed: 1901-02-12
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 3023. Maybach, W. Feb. 12. Brakes.-Relates to brake mechanism for motor vehicles or the like, the object being to make the brake equally effective whether the vehicle is running either forwards or backwards. The wheel a, which runs on a fixed axle a', has attached to it the brake drum a<3>. Inside this is a split friction ring b, supported, when the brake is disengaged, by a spindle n carried by the fixed axle a'. The brake, in the form shown in Fig. 2, is applied by a lever g mounted on the fixed axle and acting, through the rod k and toggle-linkage shown, to expand the friction ring. The ring b is prevented from rotating either by a rod d or by stops. In place of using a toggle-linkage, the rod k may be made to act as a wedge, as shown in Fig. 2<a>.
Patent GB-190110015-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Process for Ageing Liquors.
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1901-05-14
Granted: 1901-12-14
Abstract: 10,015. Haddan, H. J., [Riley, J. C.]. May 14. Drawings to Specification. Beverages, ageing.-Relates to a process for ageing alcoholic beverages. Shavings, corn cobs, sponge, excelbior, or analagous materials are treated with a solution of sodium carbonate in order to deculorize and purify them. They are then placed in tanks into which the liquor to be treated is run so as to immerse the shavings completely. After about two hours the liquor is run into a second tank containing fresh shavings, and then into a third tank. The liquor and the impurities which are absorbed by and adhere to the shavings are removed from them by forcing through them air, which may be heated, the air being subsequently passed into a condenser. The liquor is usually passed five times through the three tanks to complete the process.
Patent GB-190111425-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Fluid Pressure Brakes for Ordnance.
Inventor: REICHWALD AUGUST
Filed: 1901-06-04
Granted: 1902-03-06
Abstract: 11,425. Reichwald, A., [Krupp, F.]. June 4. Mountings.-Relates to hydraulic brake apparatus in which the recoil of the gun is controlled by the passage of liquid from one side of the piston to the other, and wherein flap valves are employed as described in Specification No. 14,262, A.D. 1900, and consists in making the rear ends of the passages B, B<1> narrower than the valves F, F<1>, so that, during the return movement, the valves cannot enter the passages to close the same until the gun has advanced a certain distance.
Patent GB-190121224-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brake and similar Levers for Cycles and similar Vehicles
Inventor: HODGES HARRY
Filed: 1901-10-23
Granted: 1902-09-04
Abstract: 21,224. Hodges, H. Oct. 23. Brakes.-Relates to attachments for brake and similar levers by which one lever may be fitted to cycles having handle-bars of different types. In the form shown in Fig. 2, the lever d is pivoted upon an enlargement c<1> formed on a bolt c by which a clip a is secured on the handle-bar. One or more washers e are placed between the lever and the clip to adjust the position of the lever. When applied to handle-bars carried in a lug in front of the steering-post, the position of the parts is reversed, so that the brake end of the lever occupies the same relative position with regard to the steering-post. The lugs b on the clip a may be arranged at one side, as shown in Fig. 5 ; or they may have a space between, as shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 shows an arrangement by which the hand-lever is adapted to upturned handle-bars, a thumb-piece g being secured by a bolt and nut h, h' and a distance-tube i to the end of the lever. In a modification, the thumb-piece g is made semi- circular, so that its distance from the handle is adjustable by rotating the bolt h, and, in another form, it is carried by a rod adjustably secured by a set-screw in a socket formed in a link which can be secured at any angle to the brake lever.
Patent GB-190121681-A (GB)
Title: Air Blower for Domestic Fires.
Inventor: ANDERSON ALEXANDER
Filed: 1901-10-29
Granted: 1902-08-21
Abstract: 21,681. Anderson, A. Oct. 29. Fans.-A centrifugal fan for blowing domestic fires is supported by a handle b and by a hook k from the grate, and is rotated by unwinding a cord h from the axle e.
Patent GB-190126337-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vapour Lamps.
Inventor: WALTHER ROBERT EMIL
Filed: 1901-12-24
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 26,337. Walther, R. E. Dec. 24. Vapour lamps.- The risk of explosion is minimized by insulating the oil or spirit reservoir from the burner by a collar b of wnod, vulcanite, or other material which is a bad conductor of heat. The tube c containing the feeding wick or wicks is attached by a bayonet fastening e to the tube a upon which the collar b is screwed.
Patent GB-190202384-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brewing.
Inventor: HOBSON HERBERT AMOS
Filed: 1902-01-29
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 2384. Hobson, J., [administrator of Hobson, H. A.]. Jan. 29. Brewing. - In a process of mashing, finelyground malt is treated with water which has been boiled with hops and otherwise prepared, as described in Specifications Nos. 48 and 20,819, A.D. 1900, and No. 4943, A.D. 1901. The water is used at a temperature of about 130‹ to 140‹ F., and, after a time, one third of the clear wort is run off and the remainder is stirred and boiled and then cooled to 150‹ F., when one half of the wort previously removed is added to it, and the mixture is stirred and agitated, after which the remaining portion of the abstracted wort is returned to it. The wort thus obtained is run off, and a second mashing is made with plain water; the wort thus obtained is used to boil a fresh quantity of hops for the succeeding brew.