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Patent GB-190300636-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Driving and Brake Mechanism for Cycles and the like
Inventor: CORDNER ROBERT ALLEN
Filed: 1903-01-10
Granted: 1903-09-03
Abstract: 636. Cordner, R. A. Jan. 10. Axles; brakes; clutches; driving-mechanism.- Relates to means applicable for changing the gear in the variable-speed driving-mechanism of cycles and the like, for braking-mechanism, and for making a driving-wheel fast or free. The hollow axle A of the driving-wheel is fitted with a movable rod B having projecting pins B<1>, adapted to engage with the driving-mechanism to alter the gear. On one end of the axle screws the securing-nut C, which has a reduced cylindrical part C<2> provided with a groove C<3>. Round the cylindrical part fits a sleeve D having screws D<1>, which engage in the groove C<3>, and the internal surface of the sleeve is formed with helical grooves D<2>, in which engage projections on a disc B' secured to the rod B. Two cords are connected to a pulley on the sleeve, and one of them is connected to means which, when operated by the driver, rotate the sleeve and move the rod to change the gear. The other cord may be connected either to a retracting-spring, or to the operating means. In the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the cord, connected to the sleeve, is moved by rotating the ring H by means of a spring lever H<1>. The lever normally rests in one of a series of slots in a flange F<1> on the casing F, which is fixed to the handle-bars or other part by clips G. The ring is provided with an inner adjustable cone H<2> connected to the cord, and is held in frictional contact with the ring by a screw plug I'. In a modification, the cone is replaced by a screwed cylinder.
Patent GB-190301456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fluid Pressure Heat Motors.
Inventor: PINCKNEY PERCIVAL
Filed: 1903-01-21
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 1456. Pinckney, P. Jan. 21. Hydrogen; nitrogen; oxygen.-The invention consists of improvements in the inventions described in Specifications No. 21,521, A.D. 1895, No. 22,310, A.D. 1897, and No. 22,259, A.D. 1900, [Abridgment Class Steam engines]. It comprises among other things a centrifugal separator for gases, shown in transverse section in Fig. 29, for separating nitrogen from air to make it more suitable for combustion. The air enters by the axle 2 and radial pipes 3 into a porous mass 4, from which the nitrogen and oxygen pass through perforations to chambers 6, 12 respectively by centrifugal force. Loaded valves 7 separate the chambers 6, 12. The nitrogen is collected by means of pipes 13 and the oxygen by similar pipes. Hydrogen, if present, passes away by the pipes 10, 11. The drum is strengthened by binding it with wire 8.
Patent GB-190302886-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Boiler Furnace or Flue Tubes.
Inventor: GEARING ERNEST
Filed: 1903-02-06
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 2886. Gearing, E., and Rainforth, W. Feb. 6. Steam-generator furnace flues.-A corrugated or ribbed steam-boiler furnace or flue tube b is provided with a longer bottle neck a than usual. This neck may be plain, or strengthened by one or more complete or partial corrugations or ribs projecting outwards or inwards and produced by swaging, pressing, or other means. The ribs may be made separately, and welded or riveted to the tube. Figs. 1 and 2 show a tube of the " Morison " suspension " type with a plain neck, while Figs. 20 and 21 show a tube of the " Purves" type with a partially-corrugated neck. The invention may also be applied to a tube of the "gearing bulb " type, described in Specification No. 21,085, A.D. 1901.
Patent GB-190307975-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Coin-freed Gas Meters
Inventor: ANDERSON JOHN
Filed: 1903-04-06
Granted: 1904-03-24
Abstract: 7975. Anderson, J., and Mackay, J. April 6. Gas meters.-Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 25,369, A D. 1897. The valve-operating screw a, Fig. 6, is combined with a slotted extension b, which is connected with the handle by the coin, and the nut previously used may be replaced by a wormwheel r, Fig. 5, so that the screw, in closing the valve, is shifted as a rack by the worm-wheel acting as a pinion. This worm-wheel has a sleeve hub s, which fits a fixed vertical spindle t, so that it can easily be removed to change an intermediate worm-wheel u for a different unit of supply, the countershaft x having a sliding bearing w clamped to a bracket z. In an arrangement, Fig. 2, to prevent rotation of the screw by the nut or the wormwheel, a. grooved disc h is nipped by a spring incomplete hoop k, which rests on two set-screws l in the enclosing band of the casing and is varied in tension by a third screw m. In another arrangement, a bush 2, turning with the screw, is nipped by a spring piece 7.
Patent GB-190308719-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Producing "Flash-light" for Photographic Purposes.
Inventor: BROOKES WARWICK
Filed: 1903-04-17
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 8719. Brookes, W., and Robinson, F. W. April 17. Lamps, actinic.-In apparatus for igniting flash powder for photographic purposes by the electric current, a tray b is provided with insulated terminals c, c<x>, connected to electric wires g which are retained by a handle e<x>, having a contact-piece j therein. This, when pressed, causes a fuse wire, connected between the terminals, to melt, and thus ignite the flash powder placed around the fuse. The apparatus is provided with adjustable supports d, d<x> and a base box k, in which the various accessories can be stored when not in use.
Patent GB-190308763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Supply of Air to Furnaces.
Inventor: HOVELL DENYS DE BERDT
Filed: 1903-04-17
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 8763. Hovell, D. de B. April 17. Air supply, heating.-Air is supplied to a furnace through pipes of suitable section, arrangement, and convolution, placed above the fire.
Patent GB-190309141-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Globe Holders for use on Gas Burners.
Inventor: WINDOES BERTHA MILLER
Filed: 1903-04-22
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 9141. Windoes, B. M. Sept. 26, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Lamp - shade and globe holders.-The expansion of the shade or globe is permitted by the use of f a semicircular spring c, which is pressed back by the handle c<1> when the shade or globe is inserted beneath the lugs B' on the holder B, and engages, when released, over the flange F'.
Patent GB-190311106-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Apparatus for Unloading Cartridges.
Inventor: HILDESHEIM JOHN
Filed: 1903-05-15
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 11,106. Hildesheim, J. May 15. Cartridge-unloading machines.-Fig. 1 shows an elevation and Fig. 4 a plan of a machine for recovering cartridge cases and bullets from loaded cartridges by discharging them into a bullet-proof chamber a. The cartridge-carrier b, provided with holes to receive the cartridges y, is mounted in a frame g, which is made to pass beneath a fixed block k, in which work two rows of firing-pins c. A rack s, bearing against the carrier b, is pushed forward with an intermittent motion a distance equal to that between the rows of cartridges by the reciprocating lever p and pawl r. The firing- pins c are raised by levers d, mounted on a spindle l, which is turned by a lever o, articulated to the lever r and bearing against the lever m mounted on the spindle l. The levers d are held up by the spring pawl n until this is withdrawn by the lever o, as the lever p is pulled back. The second row of firing-pins is provided to discharge cartridges which have not been discharged by the first row. A modification is shown in Figs. 5 and 7. The cartridges are placed in recesses u<1> of an intermittently-rotating disc b<1>, which is geared with a similar but smaller disc b'. The cartridges are held by spring holders t. The cartridge to be discharged is held in the cylindrical recess formed by a pair of the recesses u<1>, u<2>. The intermittent motion is given to the disc b<1> by means of a reciprocating lever p<1> carrying a spring pawl r<1> engaging with the teeth of a crown-wheel s<1> mounted on the axle of the disc b<1>. The firing- pin is lifted by a projection c<1> on the pin engaging with the teeth of the wheel s' and is released at the end of each movement. The empty cases are forced out by a hook y', Fig. 7.
Patent GB-190311322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: MESNARD FELIX
Filed: 1903-05-18
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 11,322. Mesnard, F. May 18. Hubs; spokes.-The hub of a suspension wheel comprises a cylindrical piece 15 having alternating radial grooves at its ends adapted to co-operate with similar grooves on flanges 18, 19 of annular projections formed on the hub-sleeve 11, and endpiece 16 respectively. The spokes 27 pass through the holes formed by the grooves, and are screwed into the sleeve and end-piece. The nut which secures the end-piece is formed with a shield 24 for the hub-nut 11<a>. The outer ends of the spokes, passing through the rim of the wheel, are secured by nuts sunk in recesses in the tread.
Patent GB-190313710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Sewing Sweat Bands into Hats.
Inventor: PRIBIL FRANZ
Filed: 1903-06-19
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 13,710. Pribil, F. June 19. Hat-sewing machines; lockstitch shuttle sewing-machines; work-supports.-Relates to machines for sewing sweat bands into hats so that the seam lies on the outside of the hat underneath the hat band, which is subsequently put on. The hat is carried on an adjustable work-support b, which contains the shuttle and is supported on an inclined arm a. The shuttle shaft a<1> carries a crank-pin a', which takes into a straight slot in a block v<4> mounted between pivots v<5> in a frame v projecting from a shaft v<1>. The shaft v<1> is oscillated from the main shaft by a crank V<2> and connecting-rod. Feed; presser-wheels; presserfeet; guiding materials. - An india-rubber feed-wheel g<1> acts on the brim of the hat, and is carried on a shaft m which is connected with a shaft i by a ball-and-socket joint modified so as to convey rotary motion. The parts of the socket n are connected together by screws o, the ends of which project into notches in the ball p and prevent it from rotating within the socket about more than one axis. This shaft carries a clutch k which is operated from the main shaft by a link h. The clutch is of the ball type, and consists of two similar parts, one of which is for driving the shaft i forwards, while the other part is connected to a fixed point l of the framing and prevents the shaft from moving backwards. The shaft m passes through a sleeve pivoted at r<1> to an arm r, which is itself pivoted to the frame at r' and has a branch r<3> connected by a spring s to the frame. The arm r<3> can be moved by a cam t so as to lift the feed-wheel from the work, and a pin t<3> in the same cam engages with an arm e which carries a presserfoot and work-guide f. A movement of a handle t<3> connected with the cam t thus disengages both the feed-wheel and the presser-foot from the work. The presser-foot f has a spring connection with the arm e, and carries adjustable guides with which the sweat band is engaged, and is thus kept in place. The face of the block f looking from the inside of the hat is shown in Fig. 7. f is an adjustable plate which, together with a wire f<7>, guides the free edge of the sweat band. The sweat band passes in and out between a tongue f and the prongs f of a fork, the shank f<10> of which slides adjustably in lugs f<9>.
Patent GB-190317070-A (GB)
Title: Methods and Means for Forming Collars and Joints on Pipes.
Inventor: NORTHCOTT WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1903-08-05
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 17,070. Northcott, W. H., and Frampton, E. Aug. 5. Couplings, d i s - connectible. - R e - lates to a method of forming collars on copper or other metal pipes for making union connections for highpressure air, steam, or water r pipes. The Figure shows a section of the apparatus. A steel _ die A is fixed to the end of the screw or hydraulic piston by which it is forced down, the pin B being fixed in the centre so as to enter the bore of the pipe, and prevent it from being squeezed inwards. The pipe F, upon which the collar is to be formed, is first expanded slightly at the end and then clamped firmly between the blocks C, provided with steel grip-blocks D, and fixed in the steel frame E. The die may be operated by a screw and worm-wheel.
Patent GB-190327084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Seals and Locks.
Inventor: WILSON ALFRED EDGAR
Filed: 1903-12-10
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 27,084. Wilson, A. E. Dec. 10. Seals and sealing.-Relates to seals and locks for securing, and preventing tampering with, various articles, or parts, &c., applicable to meters, automatic cut-outs, fuse boxes, barrels, bags, parcels, drawers, boxes, &c. A plate or part 1 is formed with slots 2, 3 for the legs of a staple 10. The leg 11 and slot 2 are straight, while the leg 12, which is springy, is formed with a hook or barb 13 for engaging a projection or catch 9 on one side of the slot 3. The slot 3 is formed with a narrow open end 7, and may have a projection for holding the hook 13 in engagement with the projection 9. The plate 1 is inserted in, or is pivoted to, a sheath, case, or plate 4 which covers the sides of the slots 2, 3 and prevents removal of the staple except by removal of the sheath to uncover the slots. A seal 16 of paper, metal foil, &c. is placed round the sheath and plate, an opening 18 therein being engaged on a projection 15 of the plate 1, and the leg 12 of the staple being passed through the opening 17 when the staple is inserted, in the manner shown in Fig. 3. The seal 16 must therefore be broken in order to separate the parts 1, 4 to uncover the sides of the slots 2, 3 and permit of the removal of the staple. A row of small perforations 19 may be formed in the seal. A third slot 22, having an enlargement 23, and a lateral branch 24, may be provided in a plate 1 for securing the knotted or twisted end of a cord or wire 21 passed through one or more articles 20 to be sealed. The staple 10 may be made of bent wire or may be stamped &c., and may be enlarged in the bend by coiling the wire or otherwise, to fit or fill the hole in the part to be sealed, when so used. The Provisional Specification states that casks or barrels may be provided with attached strips arranged to meet over the bung, and provided with eyes or openings for the passage of the seal.
Patent GB-190400362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Swinging Curtain Rods.
Inventor: HYLAND LAMBERT DUNAGE
Filed: 1904-01-06
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 362. Hyland, L. D. Jan. 6. Curtains, suspending. - Relates to a means for supporting a swing- ing curtain-rod, used in connection with docrs, alcoves, firesides, a r c h e s, &c., and in attaching the rod to a wall plate. One end a' of the rod a is slotted to receive a central lug c fixed to the plate b, and a pivot d passing through holes in the end of the rod and the lug also connects a stay e, which is fixed under the rod, with a lower lug c<1>. An additional stay f is fixed above the rod and pivoted to an upper lug c<2>. In a modification, the pivot d passes through all the lugs.
Patent GB-190410917-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Receptacles for Floor-cloths, Dusters and other Articles for Cleansing purposes.
Inventor: MINCK ANTOINE
Filed: 1904-05-12
Granted: 1904-07-07
Abstract: 10,917. Minck, A. May 12. Housemaids' boxes. -Relates to receptacles for floor-cloths, dusters, and the like. One form consists of a cupboard, Fig. 1, perforated at the sides and having two hinged doors 6. The cloths are carried on rods 7 supported by notched arms 8. Hooks 9 are provided for brushes, sponges, and the like, and drawers may be arranged on the bottom 2. Soap trays, pots for soda, &c. may be included. The bottom dips towards the centre, and is provided with a pipe whereby water may be drawn off into a sliding basin or other vessel. The receptacle is supported by means of lugs 10. Another form is a corner, cupboard, triangular in plan, having rods fitted to the sides or resting on laths attached to the sides. The cupboard may be closed by a curtain or other means. The receptacle may be a vertical cylinder, Fig. 3, in the centre of which is a post 14 carrying a handle 13. Rods 7 project radially from the post and terminate in a ring 15, or they may be fixed to the walls of the cylinder. The cylinder opens in halves, which are hinged at the edge of a partition 18. The halves are stiffened by horizontal webs and may be formed as sliding doors moving in grooves at the top and bottom. Another form is a box having rods fixed longitudinally. It may also have the form of a horizontal cylinder revolving on supports and closed by a folding door fastened by a bolt. The receptacle may be made of sheet metal lacquered on the outside and covered on the inside with white enamel paint. The rods are of wood, enamelled metal, or the like.
Patent GB-190418601-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Means for Increasing the Ballistic Action of Fire-arms.
Inventor: PUFF CARL
Filed: 1904-08-27
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 18,601. Puff, C. Aug. 27. Drawings to Specification. Ordnance design; tubes.-Ordnance intended for use with projectiles constructed with an enlarged pressure area at the base for obtaining a higher velocity are made with a diminishing bore so as to compress the projectile. The bore may be uniformly conical, or may consist of cylindrical portions with conical connecting-parts. The bore may also be smooth for a short length at the muzzle.
Patent GB-190425095-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Accumulators.
Inventor: JUNGNER ERNST WALDEMAR
Filed: 1904-11-18
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 25,095. Jungner, E. W. Nov. 18. Secondary batteries. - Electrodes formed of perforated plates between which the active mass is placed, such as those described in Specification No. 16,361, A.D. 1897, are provided with partly spherical or other curvilinear impressions by means of steel moulds, Fig. 2. The electrode is thus stiffened, the contact between the perforated plates and the active mass is strengthened and increased, and an increased contact-surface for the electrolyte is provided.
Patent GB-190426105-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Moistening the Printing Plates in Collotype Quick Printing Presses.
Inventor: WAGNER CARL
Filed: 1904-11-30
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 26,105. Wagner, C., and Stange, F. Nov. 30. Lithographic and like printing.-In collotype printing-machines, the damping-roller a, having a size or gelatine coating g, is mounted in vertically movable bearings q between the inking-rollers e and the impression cylinder d, and is automatically raised by a bar r to clear the printing-surface during the working stroke of the machine. The roller a receives its supply of moisture from a feltcovered cylinder c, which is thoroughly moistened at the commencement of the printing operation, by means of a roller b provided with a coating of size or gelatine. The rollers b, c are loosely mounted in bearings or forks l.
Patent GB-190427734-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Speed Indicator and Recorder.
Inventor: SOAR HENRY
Filed: 1904-12-19
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 27,734. Soar, H. Dec. 19. Speed indicators; odometers. - A centrifugal speed-indicator contains a trip odometer and records speed against distance. A maximumspeed indicator and an alarm are provided, and transmission gear is also described. Governor balls 6 are fastened, as shown in section in Fig. 2, to flat springs 7, the restraining effect of which is supplemented at high speeds by looped springs 11. A sliding sleeve reciprocates a rod 1, the upper portion of which has a swivel connection with the lower end and is grooved to form a rack 30. A pinion working on this rack actuates a speed-indicating pointer which turns a maximumspeed pointer. The latter is held by ratchet or friction devices which can be released by a pushpin, when the pointer is returned to zero by a spring. A record card is contained in a drum which may fit into or form the upper part of the casing. This drum when removed may also release the maximum-speed pointer. The motion of the above-mentioned reciprocating rod 1 is magnified by means of a fixed rack 15, pinion 13, and vertically-sliding rack 20, the sliding rack having a pencil or the like in a special holder at the top. Two parallel fixed jacks and three co-axial pinions may be used to obtain greater motion of the pointer. The racks are mounted in tubes, the outer of which is mounted frictionally or rigidly on a plate 17 which is revolved from the governor shaft by worm gear 32. The pencil moves in slots in this outer tube, and so is rotated proportionally to the total revolutions of the governor shaft. The rotating outer tube is connected frictionally to an odometer pointer at the top of the casing, a balancing-spring zeroizing the pointer when the odometer is removed. The pointer may also be ratchet-held and released by a pu-h-pin. An alarm bell is actuated by a cam 70, Fig. 12, on the reciprocating rod 1, which strikes an arm 61. The bell is mounted on a sliding plate 56, which is pressed against the case by a spring and can be raised or lowered by a screw 64. An indicator on the case 18 shows the speed at which the bell will be rung. This case 18 has an adjusting-flange 38, Fig. 1, by which it can be turned round so that the speed-indicating dial 43 faces in any direction. The governor shaft may be driven by flexible shafting from a friction disc engaging a ring on a vehicle wheel, the disc being spring - pressed against the ring and adjustable radially for different sizes of wheels. Instead of this disc being adjusted, it may drive two others mounted on the indicator casing, one of these being adjustable. For tramcars, a trailing wheel is employed. The indicator is suited to a motor car, motor bus, electric tramcar, or locomotive, and is applicable to other revolving bodies. The Provisional Specification states that the upper governor springs 7 may be replaced by links.
Patent GB-190505315-A (GB)
Title: Rifle Sight Attachment
Inventor: CAMPBELL-GOMPERTZ RICHARD ERNE
Filed: 1905-03-14
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 5315. Gompertz, R. B. Campbell-. March 14. Sights and sighting-accessories.-In order to render it unnecessary to close one eye when taking aim, the fore-sight is hidden from one eye by a small plate or flap attached to the back-sight. Fig. 1 shows a flap d hinged to an extension c of the slide b. Fig. 4 shows a sight having the flap in two parts d<1>, d<2> which are turned at right-angles to each other, as shown, for use at short ranges.
Patent GB-190505562-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trees for Long Boots.
Inventor: PEAL WILFRID EVELYN
IPC: A43D3/14
Filed: 1905-03-16
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 5562. Peal, W. E. March 16. Trees and stretchers.- A tree for a long boot is constructed so that it may be collapsed at the portion corresponding to the swell of the calf, when it is being inserted in or withdrawn from the boot. The tree consists of the usual front and rear portions, and a central tapered key. The latter, however, is apertured from about the level of the ankle to near the upper end, to form two limbs E, F, the outer one E of which is divided by a transverse, sloping cut e from the upper part G of the key. The key is made from a single block of wood, the natural springiness o f which keeps the limbs E, F normally expanded. The limb E may however, be drawn inwards by means of levers J, K, assisted by a spring L, so as to collapse the key sufficiently to enable it to be inserted in position without stretching the leather round the mouth of the boot. The handle k of the lever K may, if desired, serve in place of the usual handle c of the tree. In another form, the normal width of the key is its width when collapsed, and it is expanded by the engagement of a stud projecting from the limb E with a cam-groove in the rear portion of the tree.