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Patent GB-190307081-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Textile Calculators or the like.
Inventor: LORD ERNEST
Filed: 1903-03-27
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 7081. Lord, E., and Lord, W. March 27. Calculating - apparatus of the circular slide-rule type, for computing weights, lengths, and values of textile fabrics. Two successive operations of multiplication or division are performed at one setting, there being a fixed central disc A, circularlyadjustable rings B, C, all divided on decimal logarithmic scales, and a fixed outer scale D, divided according to the logarithms of prices. The subdivisions of this scale are eighths, quarters, and halves. The displacement of the initial 10 graduation on the two fixed scales varies with the class of yarn for which the instrument is constructed, whether cotton, worsted, or linen, and introduces as a constant factor the number of yards per bank. Setting is performed by means of the milled heads E, F, which rotate pinions gearing with crown-wheels on the rings.
Patent GB-190308307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Artists' Canvas Stretchers.
Inventor: DORGAN WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1903-04-09
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 8307. Dorgan, W. J., and Bielenberg, A. April 9. Canvases.-The canvas is stretched and secured on the frame shown in rear view in Fig. 1. The four bars A, A<1>, A<2>, A<3> of the frame are connected at the corners by joints shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The end of one bar A<2> has a mitred tenon B on its front side, spaced from a rectangular tenon C on its rear side. The tenon B engages the mitred recess E on the front side of the other bar A<1>, and the tenon C engages the transverse recess D on its rear side. In a modification, the tenon B and recess E are rectangular. The front faces of the bars slope downwards from their outer to their inner edges.
Patent GB-190309313-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Artificial Teeth.
Inventor: WHITESIDE THOMAS HERSCHEL
Filed: 1903-04-24
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 9313. Whiteside, T. H. Nov. 26, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act A.D. 1901]. Teeth, crowning. - The pin used in securing a porcelain crown to a natural root is stepped so as to leave a greater thickness of material between the back of the crown and the pin, as shown in Fig. 2, and is made rectangular in section so as to prevent turning. The pin is formed with an anchoring- shank 1 and an off-set 3 to receive the crown, the portion 4 being curved as shown in Fig. 2, or serrated as shown in Fig. 5. The rear-part of the off-set has one or more steps 5, and the socket in the crown is correspondingly formed.
Patent GB-190310239-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sterilizing and Packaging Surgical Absorbent Dressings.
Inventor: JOHNSON ROBERT WOOD
Filed: 1903-05-05
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 10,239. Johnson, R. W. May 5. Dressings; lint; disinfecting.-Gauze or lint dressings which have been bleached and cleaned with distilled water and then subjected to a high temperature, are folded longitudinally along their length, and, having been covered with tissue paper, are rolled up in the manner shown in Fig. 1. The paper extends beyond the gauze &c., so that the end is covered as the roll is completed. The finished roll is then submitted to a temperature of 275‹ F. When required for use, a piece of the folded dressing of the required width is cut off and the end once more covered with the projecting paper. The edges d' of the paper may be made shorter so as not to meet over the dressing.
Patent GB-190311460-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Water Heating and Washing Boilers for Domestic purposes.
Inventor: DEAN FREDERICK
Filed: 1903-05-20
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 11,460. Dean, F. May 20. Water-heating stoves; boilers.-Relates to waterheating or washing boilers for domestic purposes, which may be fitted in an ordinary fireplace or in a partition between two rooms and are provided with means for preventing the escape of vapour into the room. In addition to the ordinary fireplace e, two other fireplaces d, e may be employed, a door f enabling these fireplaces to be stoked from either room, and a damper d' cutting them off from the boiler flues. Flues lead from the fireplace c around and beneath the boiler. The watersupply pipej has, at its outlet, perforations and a distributing-cap for discharging the water along the floor of the boiler. The inlet end of the pipe m which leads to a bath is closed by a perforated plate. A vertical stand-pipe k<11>, perforated at its upper end, is detachably mounted in a discharge pipe leading from the bottom of the boiler to the outside of the fireplace. Above the open top of the boiler in one room is arranged a chamber, provided with doors o, air-inlet holes q, and an outlet o' discharging into the flue.
Patent GB-190312625-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to Steering Mechanism for Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: WRIGHT CHARLES COLEMAN
Filed: 1903-06-04
Granted: 1904-06-04
Abstract: 12,625. Wright, C. C. June 4. Motor road vehicles.-Consists of mechanism by means of which a hand-wheel operates the steering road wheels, so arranged that the reverse action is not possible, thereby tending to avoid side-slipping. The rotation of the steering-post c, Figs. 1 and 2, causes the lever h to turn about its upper end through the medium of a worm and worm-wheel. The lever h turns the forecarriage p about the central pivot t by means of linkwork comprising a lever pivoted at l, and connected to the forecarriage by rods o. The lever is connected to the lower end of the lever h by flexible jointed links k. A modification is shown in which the steering- post c, acting through spur-wheels, operates two levers h, connected to opposite sides of the lever j.
Patent GB-190317255-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sealing Devices for Tin Cans, Carbide Drums or the like.
Inventor: WEINMANN GUSTAV
Filed: 1903-08-08
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 17,255. Weinmann, G. Aug. 8. Stoppers.-Relates to a method of closing cans or drums for carbide &c. One end 1, having an opening of any shape, is provided with a cover 3 carrying a caoutchouc &c. packing-ring 7, and a depending pin 11. An inner clamping-frame 5, with a doubly-divided periphery, has a packing- ring 9, and is attached to the outer cover by a screw 6. The pin 11 is to prevent rotation of the inner part when tightening.
Patent GB-190317796-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Scales with an Automatically Shifting Weight.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1903-08-17
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 17,796. Imray, O., [Knorr, H.]. Aug. 17. Steelyard apparatus; unequal-armed balances.-Relates to scales with an automatically-shifting weight. The beam e carries the sliding weight g, which is toothed on its underside and moved along the beam by the gearwheel z<1> on the shaft w<1>, the pitch line of this wheel and the line on which the beam knife-edge a turns being in the same straight line, Figs. 2 and 3. The load is suspended from the knife-edges f by a hanger h, and the movement of the weight g begins at a point corresponding to the equilibrium of the unloaded beam with the additional weight t mounted thereon. When the weighted bar b is released it descends, and being toothed on each side drives the shaft w<1> by means of the gear wheel z<2> and shifts the weight g. This is moved to a point where equilibrium under the weights and load is restored, and as the beam turns further, the weight t is released from the beam, strikes the lever v, and puts the weighted bar b in connection with an escapement mechanism by bringing the gear wheel z<5> into contact with the wheels z<3>, z<4>. The escapement, Fig. 4, consists of a pendulum x which engages with an escape-wheel z<10> connected with a ratchet-wheel z<9>, a gear-wheel z<8>, on the same shaft as z<9>, engaging the wheel z'. By these means the shifting weight continues to move by with reduced speed, owing to its being geared to the escapement mechanism. When the beam moves just beyond its equilibrium position, the levers o, p, q, Fig. 2, which are connected with the beam e, cause the pawl n to engage the ratchetwheel z<17>, and lock the sliding weight and bar b, since the shaft w<1> engages with the wheel z<12> keyed on the same shaft as the wheel z<17>. The gearwheel z<17> communicates the movement to the dials or indicators z<18>, z<21> through the gear wheels z<14>, Z<16>. When the weighing is completed, the mechanism is returned to its initial position by means of the levers k, and the toothed segment z<7> which are keyed to the shaft w<7>, the segment engaging the wheel z<6> on the shaft w<6>, whose movement is transmitted to the weighted bar b by means of the gear wheel z<3>. The levers k, l are operated by hand, or by a counterpoise which is raised in placing the load in the scale-pan and falls when the load drops.
Patent GB-190318571-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Ginning and similarly Treating Cotton, Wool, and other Fibrous Materials.
Inventor: HODGKINSON JAMES
Filed: 1903-08-28
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 18,571. Hodgkinson, J. Aug. 28. Gins; burring- apparatus.-Relates to apparatus for removing seeds or other solid impurities from cotton, wool, &c. The metallic periphery of the ginning roller a is scored with helical, concentric, or lateral grooves, or with a combination of these, or it may be furnished with closely-set teeth formed out of, or secured to, the surface of the roller ; or the metal teeth or dents may oe set in woven fabric, leather or other material, and secured to the periphery of the roller, which, in this case, is made of wood. The feeding-hopper G is provided with spikes s and spaces t, and contains a spiked roller r, intermittently rotated by means of a pawl 3 and ratchet wheel 5. The pawl is driven by a link 6 eccentrically mounted on a disc 7 on the shaft n. In this way the fibre is opened out and directed on to a vibrating plate or rods i, actuated by a link held in contact with an eccentric on the shaft n ; the vibrating plate or rods may in addition be given a lateral reciprocating motion. A fixed knife b is adjusted to the roller by means of screws d and springs e. A vibrating blade or clearer f is mounted to slide in contact with a suitable angular bearing, and is provided with jaws g between which an eccentrically-mounted shaft h rapidly rotates, thereby imparting a reciprocating motion to the clearer blade. The cleared fibre is stripped from the roller by a vibrating comb u, operated by an eccentrically-mounted connecting-rod from the shaft h. A revolving brush may be used in place of this comb. A reciprocating serrated blade 23, Figs. 14 and 15, may be arranged upon the fixed knife b, in order to open the fibre, and to facilitate the nipping or feeding action between the roller and the knife ; it is actuated by means of a revolving disc or cam 25 and a spring 27. In a simplified modification, suitable for hand power, the clearer blade f is dispensed with. The Provisional Specification states that in this case a series of curved fingers may be arranged over the roller, to which a spiked roller delivers the fibre ; it also states that a revolving roller with lateral blades may be used in place of the plate or rods i to feed the material to the ginning-roller.
Patent GB-190324924-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Metallic Alloy or Compound
Filed: 1903-11-16
Granted: 1904-11-16
Abstract: 24,924. Soc. Anon. NÚo-MÞtallurgie April 17, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Casting, treating steel for. In refining and treating steel for castings, the carbon present is reduced by means of an alloy of manganese and silicon, the proportion of manganese varying from 50 to 90 per cent. The alloy forms a slag, which separates, and produces a soft steel, which may be given any desired degree of hardness by adding carbon.
Patent GB-190327999-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire Extinguishers.
Inventor: HALE GEORGE CONSIDER
Filed: 1903-12-21
Granted: 1904-01-28
Abstract: 27,999. Kale, G. C. Dec. 21. Drawings to Specification. Pressure-relieving devices for fluids.-Automatic apparatus for starting fire-extinguishing devices consists of a casing, across which a perforated diaphragm is stretched. This diaphragm has a cover preferably of thin sheet lead, which, on gas being generated, is raised by the pressure against a knife which cuts it and so allows passage to the gas.
Patent GB-190328100-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Rod for Incandescent Gas Mantles
Inventor: PARSONS HERBERT MILLS
Filed: 1903-12-22
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 28,100. Parsons, H. M. Dec. 22. Incandescent gas burners.- Supports for incandescent mantles are constructed with one or more discs 3 which may be attached permanently to the rod, or may be removable, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In the latter case, the disc has slots 7 which enable it to be slipped over projections 6 on the rod, while on turning the disc to one side it will be supported. The first disc is immediately below the fork 4, and in the event'of the supporting-thread of the mantle breaking, keeps the mantle from falling.
Patent GB-190400437-A (GB)
Title: An Arrangement for Securing Tiles to Stoves, Grates, and the like
Inventor: EDWARDS EDWARD MONTAGUE
Filed: 1904-01-07
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 437. Edwards, E. M. Jan. 7. T i l i n g.-Tiles for stoves, grates, kitcheners, sanitary appliances, l a v atory stands, bath casings, furniture, and the like are held in a casing which is secured in position by spring bars and clips. Fig. 2 shows such a casing detached. The spring bars A may be attached to the back of the cising as shown, or they may be separate. They are brought into engagement at one end with lugs D or studs C, Fig. 3, their other ends being inserted under " clips " B.
Patent GB-190401718-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Micrometer Gauge.
Inventor: GARDENER ALBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1904-01-23
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 1718. Gardener, A. E. Jan. 23. Internal gauges. -A micrometer gauge for measuring internal diameters is shown partly in section. A rod A slides in a sheath B, with an amount of friction adjustable by means of the nut C and split cone B<3>. A screw B<5> sliding in a groove in the rod prevents any turning, and a scale A<1> is fastened in another groove. A vernier B<4>, placed in an opening in the sheath, reads to a thousandth of an inch. Matted surfaces are provided on the sheath at B' and on the nut C to facilitate adjustment.
Patent GB-190407575-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fastening Device
Inventor: OLIVER KATE ELIZA
Filed: 1904-03-30
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 7575. Oliver, K. E. March 30. Lacing - fastenings.-A fastening-device, particularly intended for retaining in place the bow of a lady's shoe lace, comprises a piece of silk or other material a fitted at the ends with a fastening, such as a stud c and socket or cup b. One end of the piece a may be fixed to the tongue d of the shoe. The piece a is passed round the bow f and secured by the fastening.
Patent GB-190411982-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Deep Boring.
Inventor: SCHERMULY PHILIPP
Filed: 1904-05-25
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 11,982. Schermuly, P. May 25. Deep-boring.-The reciprocation of the boring- rods is effected by a device comprising a slidable and a rotary element 4, 1, Fig. 1, constructed like the two halves of a clutch coupling. In one arrangement, the upper element 4 carrying the boring-rods 20 is fixed to a beam 5, bolts 6 on which are slidably fitted in a beam 2 carrying the lower element 1, so that the rods 20 are reciprocated on rotating the element 1, violent shocks being prevented by springs 12 between the beams 2, 5 and by the air cushion enclosed by the elements 1, 4. In modifications, the element 4 is connected to the boring-rods 20 through a single-armed lever 26, Fig. 2, or, when the positions of the elements are reversed, by a double lever 26, Fig. 3, or through a rope 40, Fig. 6, extending from a windlass 38 round a pulley 37 on the slidable element 4 ; the positions of the elements 4, 1 are in some cases reversed. The apparatus is adapted for rotary or for combined rotary and percussive boring by rotatably mounting one part 32, Fig. 7, of the upper element 4 on the other part 33. This arrangement allows the rod 20 to be turned while being used for percussive boring. When used for rotary boring, the parts 32, 33 are secured together, and the part 33 is allowed to rotate by unfastening the screws connecting the two parts of the beam 5, the tool being fed downwards by means of two right and left handed screws 46, 47 engaging with collars on the sleeve 17 and on the boring-rod 20. The dotted lines in Fig. 7 show the adaptation of the apparatus for rope-boring.
Patent GB-190414467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heating by Means of Hot Water and Apparatus therefor
Inventor: BECK FRANZ
Filed: 1904-06-27
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 14,467. Beck, F. June 29, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Furnaces for heating water; air supply, regulating. -For increasing the rapidity of the circulation of the water employed for heating buildings, and for dealing with the generated steam without employing the usual expansion cylinder in the ordinary way, the steam is entrapped and used for forcing back the supply of cold water into the tank, and for regulating the action of the furnace or other medium employed for heating the water. Fig. 1 shows a diagram of a system of hot-water circulation, Fig. 2 the chamber for entrapping steam, and Figs. 3 and 4 devices for using the steam for regulating the furnace by the use of the steam generated. The rising pipe 2 from the boiler 1 is fitted with the trap 3 for collecting the steam and with a branch, which, with a bend in it, takes the water direct to the radiators 19 without. the interposition of a cylinder. From the pocket 3 extends the descending pipe 7, which ascends to the cold-water tank 8. From the rising pipe 2 stretches the branch 12 to the regulating-device shown in section in Fig. 3, the lower part of the. device being connected to the descending pipe 7. The two compartments of the device are separated by the diaphragm 9. On an accumulation of steam in the trap, the increased pressure acts upon the upper side of the diaphragm, which, being depressed, operates the lever 14 and in consequence the furnace damper 15 to which it is connected. As a result, the furnace is checked. The dia-, phragm device may also be replaced by a piston in a cylinder, by a mercury regulator, or by other arrangements operating similarly. Instead of the diaphragm device, the float 16, Fig. 4, within the steam-trapping chamber 3 may be employed ; or the float may be placed in a chamber directly dependent on the boiler.
Patent GB-190415437-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Wrapper especially intended for Postal and Advertising Purposes
Inventor: WOODRUFF ALFRED
Filed: 1904-07-11
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 15,437. Woodruff, A., and Meye, R. July 11. Wrappers.- Postal and like wrappers, which may be used for advertising p u r - poses, are provided with an opening- device consisting of a strip c of paper or other material, stronger than the material of the wrapper, which is fixed near the gummed end of the wrapper a. This strip is torn off in order to open the wrapper. The strip and the inner face of the wrapper may be utilized for advertisements.
Patent GB-190417389-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lawn Mowers.
Inventor: ADAMS MOSES JAMES
Filed: 1904-08-10
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 17,389. Adams, M. J. Aug. 10. Lawn mowers.- The blades of the rotary cutters of lawn-mowers are made detachable so that they may be replaced easily. The loose blades C are attached to the arms E of the ordinary spindle A by strips B and screws D, or by other means. They work in conjunction with a ledger-blade F, and may be screwed or otherwise directly attached to the spindle or revolving part of the machine. The Provisional Specification states that the blades are preferably formed of strips of flexible steel.
Patent GB-190419923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electromagnets having Polarized Armatures for use in Apparatus Operated by Alternating Current.
Inventor: HOMMEL ADOLF
Filed: 1904-09-15
Granted: 1905-09-15
Abstract: 19,923. Hommel, A., [Successor to Akt.-Ges. " Magneta " (Electrische Uhren ohne Batterie & ohne Contacte). Dec. 21, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Electromagnets. - Relates to electromagnets having a polarized armature, for use in apparatus operated by alternating currents, and consists in mounting the armature so that it will bear against the full face of the attracting-core of the electromagnet, and against the edge of the other core at an inclination to the face. The armature a of the electromagnet d, c, f, d, Figs. 2 and 3, is polarized by means of a permanent magnet n, s. The cores e, e are bevelled in opposite directions, and pins b on the edges of the cores engage holes in the armature a and retain it in position. When the armature is attracted to one core, by passing a current round the coils d and so increasing the pole strength of one core, it rests full against the face, and bears on the edge of the other bevelled core e, as shown in Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 4, the same effect is obtained by using a bent-up armature with flat core faces, while, in another modification, the bent-up armature is used with bevelled corefaces. As shown in Fig. 6, the core faces are not bevelled, but the ends of the armature a are twisted relatively to each other.
Patent GB-190421240-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastenings for Corsets and the like.
Inventor: GALLIMORE PERCY HORACE
Filed: 1904-10-04
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 21,240. Gallimore, P. H., and Gallimore, F. Oct. 4. Catches, spring; corset fastenings; stud - and - eye fastenings.-A fastening for corsets and the like consists of a coiled spring 1, to the ends of which are pivoted links 3, 4, provided with slots 5. Studs 6 are placed on the busks of the corsets and engage in the slots 5. Instead of the links being pivoted directly to the spring, there may be interposed a metal lug, as described in a modification ; also, each link may be mounted upon a pivot of its own, and two springs may be employed instead of one.